Apache Roller 4.0, beginner's guide : a comprehensive, step-by-step guide on how to set up, customize, and market your blog using Apache Roller /

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Author / Creator:Romero, Alfonso V.
Imprint:Birmingham, UK : Packt Pub., 2009.
Description:1 online resource (vi, 370 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11233646
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Varying Form of Title:Comprehensive, step-by-step guide on how to set up, customize, and market your blog using Apache Roller
ISBN:9781847199515
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Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:English.
Summary:"This hands-on and practical book introduces you to Apache Roller. Starting off with the configuration and installation of your own blog, you'll then quickly learn how to add interesting content to your blog with the help of plenty of examples. You'll also learn how to change your blog's visual appearance with the help of Roller themes and templates and how to create a community of blogs for you and your colleagues or friends in your Apache Roller blog server. The book also looks at ways you can manage your community, and keep your site safe and secure, ensuring that it is a spam-free, enjoyable community for your users."--Resource description page
Other form:184719950X
Table of Contents:
  • Apache Roller 4.0; Apache Roller 4.0; Credits; Foreword; About the Author; About the Reviewers; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Time for action
  • heading; What just happened?; Pop quiz
  • heading; Have a go hero
  • heading; Reader feedback; Customer support; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. An Introduction to Weblogs; Basic concepts about weblogs; What can you do with a weblog?; Express your feelings to the world; Time for action
  • a little visit to Technorati; What just happened?; Get in touch with other people
  • Time for action
  • leaving comments on other people's weblogsWhat just happened?; Promote your business or professional activities; Time for action
  • Microsoft employee blogs; What just happened?; Share experiences with other users; Who's using Apache Roller; Rollerweblogger.org; Blogs.sun.com; Blog.usa.gov; IBM developerWorks blogs; JRoller community; Weblogs versus Content Management Systems; A blog is not a CMS; Blogs and newsfeeds
  • the world is your audience; What is a newsfeed; How can a newsfeed help to promote your blog; Time for action
  • subscribing to a newsfeed; What just happened?
  • Using newsfeed readersTime for action
  • using Bloglines; What just happened?; Pop quiz
  • weblogs and newsfeeds; Have a go hero
  • doing more with the thing; Summary; 2. Installing Roller on Windows; Checking your environment; Installing Apache, Java, Tomcat, and MySQL; Apache web server; Time for action
  • installing the Apache web server; What just happened?; The Java SE Development Kit; Time for action
  • installing a JDK; What just happened?; Tomcat servlet engine; Time for action installing Tomcat; What just happened?; MySQL database server; Time for action installing MySQL
  • What just happened?Downloading and installing Apache Roller; Files required for Apache Roller; The JavaMail API; Time for action downloading the JavaMail API; What just happened?; The JavaBeans Activation Framework API; Time for action
  • downloading the JAF API; What just happened?; The MySQL JDBC driver; Time for action installing MySQL connector/J 5.1; What just happened?; Deploying Roller files to Tomcat; Time for action
  • downloading and deploying Roller; What just happened?; Creating the Roller database; Time for action
  • creating a MySQL database for Roller; What just happened?
  • Roller properties and context filesThe roller-custom.properties file; Time for action
  • creating roller-custom.properties; What just happened?; The Context.xml file; Time for action
  • creating Context.xml; What just happened?; Changing keys in security.xml; Time for action
  • changing key values in security.xml; What just happened?; Testing your Roller installation; Time for action
  • testing Roller; What just happened?; The mod_jk connector for Apache and Tomcat; Time for action
  • installing the mod_jk connector; What just happened?; Pop quiz
  • installing Roller on Windows
  • Have a go hero
  • doing more with the thing