Finally I plan on continuing this blog. During the past weeks I got in touch with JSF (Java Server Faces) by developing a small web application. To get into the material I read the book “Java Server Faces: Ein Arbeitsbuch für die Praxis” but soon discovered that it rarely addresses the problems I had experienced. So I had to consult different webpages and forums and of course come up with my own solutions to problems.

As I won’t have to deal with JSF in my new project I have to write down my experiences somewhere. So instead of using a file on my own computer what can be a better place to share my experience with others through this blog.

As often in the open source world there is not just one solution to get things done. I tested different plugins locally and came up with a couple that fulfill my needs. Here I take a closer look at the plugins and their installation.
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First I describe how to install wordpress on a strato vServer. The set up process for the vServer is described here. Then I describe how to maintain different weblogs, one for each subdomain.

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This is a brief introduction about how to set up a strato vServer. I’m not going into detail here. A vServer is a real server with fresh installed Linux operating system. You have to have at least a slight UNIX knowledge to maintain it. I highly recommend to set up a UNIX system (Linux, Mac OSX) on your local computer and tests things there first. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

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