Managing and Customizing OpenCms 6 Websites: A complete guide to set up, configuration and administration - Softcover

Butcher, Matt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1904811760 ISBN 13: 9781904811763

Publisher: Packt Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

A practical guide to creating and managing your own website with this proven Java/JSP based content management system, 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. Based on customer feedback from the acclaimed first edition "Building Websites with OpenCms", this book concentrates on the process of setting up an OpenCms 6 website, with particular attention to the new features of OpenCms 6. 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. Now at version 6, OpenCms has blossomed into a mature and proven content management system.Although powerful and flexible, OpenCms can be daunting on first approach, but its advanced features reward the investment in learning. 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. This book is for anyone who wants to get an OpenCMS website up and running as quickly as possible. You do not have to be a Java developer to benefit from this book, although a working knowledge of Java, JSP, and XML will help you to get the most from OpenCMS, and this book.

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About the Author

Matt Butcher

Matt Butcher is a senior programmer at Palantir.net, where he specializes in content management systems, web services, and browser scripting. He has been an active participant in Open Source technologies for over a decade. Matt has written five books for Packt, including Learning Drupal 6 Module Development, Mastering OpenLDAP, and Drupal 6 JavaScript and jQuery., all of which are published by Packt. Matt writes his technical blog at technosophos.com. When not pushing bits, Matt likes to explore Chicago with his wife and three daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904811760
• ISBN 13: 9781904811763
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256