Templates installation guide - Server side

Author : Luc Bonameau (Luc.Bonameau@inrialpes.fr)


Table of Contents

1. Install template feature on a server
2. Install intelligent publication feature

3. Add a template user

4. Add templates and stylesheets
5. Use the template feature

The required programs to install this feature are :

1. Install template feature on a server

2. Install intelligent publication feature

This feature allows the users to publish on your server whithout having to know their publication directory.

2.1. Install the PUT method

In order to allow direct publication, Apache server must be configured to accept the PUT method.

Here are the following steps to perform this :

For more information about the put feature, follow this link

Publishing Pages with PUT - http://www.apacheweek.com/features/put

2.2. Publication rights

The next step consist in allowing the server to manage publication rights.

3. Add a template user ( for intelligent publication only)

To add a user allowed to use direct publication on the server, follow the steps below :

4. Add templates and stylesheets

To add templates and CSS, copy the associated files in the templates directory (/home/httpd/templates/ par défaut)and modify the file templates.xml as below :

The form proposing templates and stylesheets will automatically be updated and displayed the next time you use the template fonctionality.

5. Use the template feature

The Amaya client browser/editor (version >= 2.1) must be told which server is providing templates.

Open the templates preferences menu (Preferences -> Templates) and fill in the text entry :

http://cgi.w3.org

For problems please contact Jose Kahan Jose.Kahan@inrialpes.fr