OpenACS Documentation


Table of Contents

I. OpenACS For Everyone
1. High level information: What is OpenACS?
Overview
OpenACS Release Notes
II. Administrator's Guide
2. Prerequisite Software
Compatibility Matrix
Individual Programs
3. Installing on Unix/Linux
Overview
Install Linux and supporting software
Install Oracle 8.1.7
Install PostGreSQL 7.2.4
Install AOLserver 3.3oacs1
Install OpenACS 5.0.0
Credits
4. Installing on Windows
OpenACS Installation Guide for Windows2000
5. Installing on a Macintosh
OpenACS Installation Guide for Mac OS X
6. Configuring a New Service
7. Upgrading
Support for upgrades.
Upgrading OpenACS 4.5 to 4.6
8. Maintenance
Hosting Web Sites
Database Management
Backup and Recovery
A. Install Red Hat 8.0
B. Install additional supporting software
Unpack the OpenACS tarball
Initialize CVS (OPTIONAL)
Add PSGML commands to emacs init file (OPTIONAL)
Install Daemontools (OPTIONAL)
Install qmail (OPTIONAL)
Install nsopenssl
III. For OpenACS Package Developers
9. Development Tutorial
Creating a Package
Setting Up Database Objects
Creating Web Pages
Debugging and Automated Testing
Advanced Topics
10. Development Reference
OpenACS 5.0.0 Packages
OpenACS Data Models and the Object System
The Request Processor
The OpenACS Database Access API
Using Templates in OpenACS 5.0.0
Groups, Context, Permissions
Writing OpenACS 5.0.0 Application Pages
Parties in OpenACS 5.0.0
OpenACS 4.x Permissions Tediously Explained
Object Identity
Programming with AOLserver
11. Engineering Standards
OpenACS Documentation Guide
Using PSGML mode in Emacs
Detailed Design Documentation Template
System/Application Requirements Template
Release Version Numbering
Constraint naming standard
ACS File Naming and Formatting Standards
PL/SQL Standards
C. Install Red Hat 8.0
Add the Service to CVS - OPTIONAL
IV. For OpenACS Platform Developers
12. Kernel Documentation
Overview
OpenACS 4 Object Model Requirements
OpenACS 4 Object Model Design
OpenACS 4 Permissions Requirements
OpenACS 4 Permissions Design
OpenACS 4 Groups Requirements
OpenACS 4 Groups Design
OpenACS 4 Subsites Requirements
OpenACS 4 Subsites Design Document
OpenACS 5.0.0 Package Manager Requirements
OpenACS 5.0.0 Package Manager Design
Database Access API
OpenACS 4 Security Requirements
OpenACS 4 Security Design
OpenACS 4 Security Notes
OpenACS 4 Request Processor Requirements
OpenACS 4 Request Processor Design
Documenting Tcl Files: Page Contracts and Libraries
Bootstrapping OpenACS

List of Figures

2.1. Compatibility Matrix
3.1. Assumptions in this section
7.1. Assumptions in this section
9.1. Assumptions in this section
9.2. Database Creation Script - master create file
9.3. Database Creation Script - table
9.4. Database Creation Script - functions
9.5. Database deletion script

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