Help setting up a Java EE development environment in Windows 7 Ultimate machine

I installed t开发者_Go百科he following in that order:

1. Java Runtime
2. Java SE SDK
3. Netbeans 6.9.1 (which components should I choose?)
4. XAMPP 1.7.3 for the MySQL database server
5. ????

I don't know whether that is enough for developing Java EE applications. What are the things I should install and in what order, so that I can develop Java EE applications? Please give me the links to download because when I search in Google and find the pages, there are many packages for all these things and I can't seem to figure out which one to download.

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The following stack is IMO a good one for a beginner (because you'll find tons of very didactic tutorials):

• Java SE JDK 6
• NetBeans as IDE
• MySQL (or XAMPP, but NetBeans provides a very good SQL client) as database server
• GlassFish Open Source Edition 3.0.1 as Java EE 6 application server

Then follow tutorials like:

• The NetBeans E-commerce Tutorial - Setting up the Development Environment
• Java EE & Java Web Learning Trail (many of them here)

Once you'll be more familiar with the Java EE platform, it will always be possible to do variations around the base (e.g. another IDE).