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Building Websites with OpenCms

A practical guide to understanding and working with this proven Java/JSP-based content management system

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|Jul 2004
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A practical guide to understanding and working with this proven Java/JSP-based content management system

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Book Description

This book takes you through the process of creating content-rich websites and applications using OpenCms. Although powerful and flexible, OpenCms can be daunting on first approach, but its advanced features reward the investment in learning. This book exists to ease Java developers into getting the most from OpenCms.

OpenCms OpenCms is a professional-level, open source Website Content Management System, with which you can create and manage complex websites. Based on Java and XML technology, it fits into almost any modern IT environment. With hard-won experience of the practical difficulties faced by developers working with OpenCms, this book is the embodiment of the author's expertise, and the perfect way to master the system.

What you will learn

  • With this book you will master OpenCms, and learn the skills to implement, customize, and maintain an OpenCms website. This book covers:
  • Installing OpenCms, and its basic concepts
  • Using the OpenCms Workplace
  • Exploring the core architecture and the virtual file system
  • Working with JSP templates
  • Creating OpenCms modules
  • Adding custom resource types
  • Exporting to static HTML
  • Deploying and managing an OpenCms website
  • At the end of this book, you will:
  • Understand how OpenCms handles and publishes content to the Web
  • Be confident working in the OpenCms environment
  • Have the skills to extend the OpenCms system
  • Be able to create your own, complex, OpenCms website

Who this book is for

If you are a web developer new to OpenCms, or are an experienced OpenCms developer who is looking to get the most from the system, then this is the book for you. A working knowledge of Java, JSP, and XML is required to get the most from OpenCms, and from this book.

Table of Contents

    PDF ISBN: 978-1-904811-83-1
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2004 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2004
    Language: English
    Pages: 276