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Eclipse Installation Problem [message #1386449]

Tue, 17 June 2014 11:48

Eclipse User

i recently downloaded eclipse (eclipse-standard-kepler-SR2-win32-x86_64.zip). i am getting this problem

A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) must be available in order to run Eclipse. No Java virtual machine was found after searching the following locations:
C:\Program Files\eclipse\jre\bin\javaw.exe
javaw.exe in your current PATH.

i tried to copy an existing javaw.exe from an oracle installation and it will still not work. i will get other errors.

please advise.

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[Updated on: Tue, 17 June 2014 12:01] by Moderator

Re: Eclipse Installation Problem [message #1386450 is a reply to message #1386449]

Tue, 17 June 2014 11:58

Eclipse User

If there's an image in that .doc, please attach it directly. The download you have requires a 64-bit installation of Java. Is that what you have installed?

Re: Eclipse Installation Problem [message #1386452 is a reply to message #1386450]

Tue, 17 June 2014 12:04

Eclipse User

i'm not sure if the java that i copied from the oracle installation path is a 64-bit. where can i get a 64-bit java? isn't it included on the installation package of the eclipse? thanks.

Re: Eclipse Installation Problem [message #1386455 is a reply to message #1386452]

Tue, 17 June 2014 12:18

Eclipse User

You need to install Java, not just copy an executable from somewhere else. This requirement is spelled out on the Eclipse Downloads page. Once you have installed Java (it's recommended to install the JDK, not just a JRE), check out the "announcement" post at the top of this forum titled "Trouble getting Eclipse to run? READ THIS FIRST."

Re: Eclipse Installation Problem [message #1386467 is a reply to message #1386455]

Tue, 17 June 2014 13:53

Eclipse User

thanks. i installed the java and it works. when i opened the eclipse and the window label says Java - Eclipse? i was looking for php? i think i might have installed the wrong tools for php? please advise.

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[Updated on: Tue, 17 June 2014 13:56] by Moderator

Re: Eclipse Installation Problem [message #1386508 is a reply to message #1386467]

Tue, 17 June 2014 22:39

Eclipse User

On 06/17/2014 11:53 AM, Warren Tolentino wrote:
> thanks. i installed the java and it works. when i opened the eclipse and
> the window label says Java - Eclipse? i was looking for php? i think i
> might have installed the wrong tools for php? please advise.

Yes and no.

You need a JRE to run Eclipse, since it's written in Java.

However, for PHP development using Eclipse, go ask in the Eclipse PDT
forum, or try installing PDT through Help -> Install New Software (or
Eclipse Marketplace).

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