What you need for this book

Basically, you'll need a PC with Windows XP/Vista or Ubuntu Linux installed (you can use other Linux distributions, just be sure they have the GNOME desktop manager to follow all the exercises in this book), a text editor, and a web browser. In Windows, you can use Internet Explorer 7 or Mozilla Firefox 3 (or later versions); in Linux you can use Mozilla Firefox 3 or later.

The latest Apache Roller release is 4.0.1, and before installing it you'll need the following software:

  • Apache web server 2.2.11 or later
  • Java JDK 6 Update 1 or later
  • Apache Tomcat 6.0.18 or later
  • MySQL Community Server 5.1.33 or later
  • JavaMail API 1.4.2 or later
  • JavaBeans Activation Framework API 1.1.1 or later
  • MySQL Connector/J 5.1.7 or later
  • mod_jk Connector 1.2.28 or later