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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 — downloading the JAF API


In this exercise, we're going to download the JAF API from the Sun website. The steps are almost identical to the JavaMail exercise, so you can use it as a reference.

  1. Open your web browser and go to http://java.sun.com/javase/technologies/desktop/javabeans/jaf/downloads/index.html. Scroll down through the page until you find the Download JavaBeans Activation Framework 1.1.1 release Download link, and click on it:

  2. Select I agree to the Software License Agreement and click on Continue:

  3. Click on the jaf-1_1_1.zip link to open the Opening jaf-1_1_1.zip dialog. Select the Save File radio button and click on the OK button:

  4. Once the download is complete, go to the directory where you downloaded the jaf-1_1_1.zip file.

  5. Unzip the jaf-1_1_1.zip file and locate the activation.jar file inside the jaf-1_1_1 folder. Right-click on the activation.jar file and select Copy from the pop-up menu:

  6. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to Tomcat's lib directory and paste the...