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Apache Roller 4.0 - Beginner's Guide

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Apache Roller 4.0 - Beginner's Guide

Overview of this book

Apache Roller enables you to build a fully-featured, multi-user blog server apt for all kinds of blogging sites. It is an ideal tool to create your own blogging network with unlimited users and blogs, forums, photo galleries, and more! While it is exciting to have a list of interesting features it can offer you, it might be a little difficult to get started with it by your self. This book will teach you how to get started with Apache Roller and make the most of all its features using step-by-step, detailed instructions. You will learn how to establish your internet presence with an Apache Roller blog and use the latest web tools to enhance your posts and attract visitors. You will also learn how to promote your blog on popular social bookmarking services and customize it to suit your need. 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.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Apache Roller 4.0
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Pop Quiz Answers
Index

Time for action - installing a JDK


There are several versions of the Java Development Kit. In this exercise we're going to install the Java SE Development Kit 6, the most up-to-date version of the JDK at the time of this writing.

  1.  If you have an open web browser window from the previous exercise, go to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp and look for the most recent Java SE Development Kit (JDK) version:

  2. Click on the Download button to start downloading the JDK 6 to your computer. You'll need to provide some information about your operating system, as shown in the following screenshot:

    Note

    As with the Apache installation exercise, it doesn't matter if you download JDK 6 Update 13 or a more recent update; just be sure it's the JDK SE 6 version.

  3. Select Windows in the Platform drop-down list. Select I agree to the Java SE Development Kit 6 License Agreement and click on Continue.

  4. Scroll down to the Available Files section on the next web page, and click on the jdk-6u13-windows-i586...