tomcat n apache n 7.1

Hello, I wonder if anyone would mind giving some help with setting up tomcat on SuSE 7.1? I installed apache and tomcat off the disks as well as the java2 sdk. I also have php4 running on apache (no problems there). The questions I have are : can I run tomcat as a stand alone for testing without running into problems with my php setup? and what would be the easiest way to do that if it's possible? (again just to get tomcat up and running for testing and development purposes?) OR is it better to integrate tomcat into apache right away? Thanks, roba