Hi Jeremy, On Aug 26, 2008, at 8:34 PM, jeremy.amode(a)ensiie.fr wrote: Sorry but I need to ask: how is all this related to xwiki? XWiki is just a web application, i.e. a WAR. You have to install it in your favorite Servlet container. Thus the question you have should be searched for in your favorite Servlet container's documentation. XWiki doesn't explain what Java is, what a database is nor does it explain what a Servlet container is or how it works. This is a given and a prerequisite. That said, we've recognized the need to make it as simple as possible to install XWiki and that's why we're also providing a bundled standalone zip which has everything already packaged and configured. But of course this bundle only provides a single configuration and is only for testing. What you really need to do (as is explained in the documentation) is to install it in your own Servlet container and your own database. That"s a nice dream but it isn't feasible. We can't explain how an operating system works, how Java works, how Servlet container works, how a database work, how a mouse works, etc. We have to stop somewhere. Since Java has normalized what a web application is, this is where we stop. You can find thousands of online documentation and books on installing java webapps (.WAR files). That's really easy to find documentation. Sure. We'll be happy to add whatever tutorial you write to the list we have started on the Installation page but we'll never be able to cover all user cases. The only solution is for users to understand what they are doing and understand what a servlet container is, how to configure it, etc. Well that's really not hard. Just search google about running jetty as a service. The solution depen on your OS so I can't really answer. For windows, see http://docs.codehaus.org/display/JETTY/Win32Wrapper For unix just use the standard unix service for your OS (etc/init.d). Thanks -Vincent _______________________________________________ users mailing list users(a)xwiki.org http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users

Hi, As I explained it in several messages, I'm trying to use XWiki on a remote server. We're accessing it with a ssh connection (using Putty). First, I tried to install the war manually and it seems that I succeed but we couldn't access to the XWiki page although Tomcat seems to work fine. I couldn't find anybody able to help me on this matter and I needed XWiki to be installed so I choose to install the standalone version. But there's a little problem. XWiki is working just fine but we have to start jetty with a command on our putty terminal and if we shut the window where the commad has been entered, we shut down jetty... so we can't access XWiki anymore if the window isn't open Is there a way to keep Jetty running without having to keep the terminal window open? That said, I must say that I've been surprised by the difficulty to install XWiki with both method (especially the first one). Even with a good tutorial about how to install xwiki manually on a Debian Etch 4.02 we still had a problem. And with the standalone version, although it works just fine, there still is this little problem with Jetty (But I hope somebody will be able to help with this). It's been difficult to find help all over the web. Don't you think all the problems that we can't get should be put in one place? It would avoid for someone trying to install xwiki to spend hours looking at N sites and N pages to find only one information. I hope I'll get to fix my problems and I'll be happy to share it afterwards for people facing the same issues. It would be really easier if all the installation problems like this (exception, etc...) were listed on a unique page leading to the right solution rather than having to look to multiples threads, forums, blogs and websites.... But that's just my opinion. I hope someone will be able to help me with Jetty. Thank you for your time and the help you'll give me. Regards, Jeremy Amode. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ users mailing list users(a)xwiki.org http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users

Is there a way to keep Jetty running without having to keep the terminal window open?