<plugin>
                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                <artifactId>tomcat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <configuration>
                    <port>8080</port>
                    <path>/mySimpleWebApp</path>

                    <!-- <serverXml>src/main/webapp/META-INF/server.xml</serverXml> -->

                </configuration>
                <dependencies>
                    <dependency>
                        <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                        <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
                        <version>5.0.5</version>
                    </dependency>
                </dependencies>
            </plugin>