Adobe 65029902 User Guide - Page 15

Creating contexts or multiple websites, Create a context using Configuration Manager

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USING ROBOHELP SERVER 8 12 Managing the server Creating contexts or multiple websites You can host different Help systems by creating multiple contexts in Tomcat. Contexts refer to websites, where a project can be published. You can configure different instances of RoboHelp Server (on a single installation) to run on each of these contexts. These contexts run on the same IP address and port number but with different context names. By default, RoboHelp Server 8 creates a single context called robohelp. You can create another context from Configuration Manager. See also "Configuration Manager" on page 11 Create a context using Configuration Manager You can create contexts to publish projects from RoboHelp HTML. 1 Select Start > Programs > Adobe > Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 > Configuration Manager. 2 Select File > New Context. 3 Specify new context name and a directory name. For example, you can have robohelp2 as the new context name and rh2 as the directory name. Note: To open an existing context, you can select File > Open Context. 4 Click OK. Note: After creating a context, Configuration manager starts the Tomcat service automatically. Update uriworkermap.properties for IIS If you have configured Tomcat to run with IIS, update uriworkermap.properties to map the new context path to the ajp connector. /robohelp/*=ajp13 /robohelp=ajp13 /robohelp2/*=ajp13 /robohelp2=ajp13 Note: With Tomcat configured with Apache, if you configure Tomcat to auto-generate the mapping file, mapping for new context is automatically added to \conf\auto\mod_jk.conf. See also "Web Administrator" on page 14 Managing databases You can select the built-in database or an Oracle or SQL database to store user feedback and troubleshoot any Help content issues. Microsoft Access is selected as the built-in database. Select a database You can use the Configuration Manager to select and configure Oracle or SQL databases (option provided). 1 Select Oracle 9i or higher or Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Server Express Edition. 2 Select a DSN. System DSN Select from the System DSN pop-up menu, or click ODBC Administrator to create a DSN.

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USING ROBOHELP SERVER 8
Managing the server
Creating contexts or multiple websites
You can host different Help systems by creating multiple contexts in Tomcat. Contexts refer to websites, where a
project can be published. You can configure different instances of RoboHelp Server (on a single installation) to run on
each of these contexts. These contexts run on the same IP address and port number but with different context names.
By default, RoboHelp Server 8 creates a single context called
robohelp
. You can create another context from
Configuration Manager.
See also
Configuration Manager
” on page
11
Create a context using Configuration Manager
You can create contexts to publish projects from RoboHelp HTML.
1
Select Start > Programs > Adobe > Adobe RoboHelp Server 8 > Configuration Manager.
2
Select File > New Context.
3
Specify new context name and a directory name. For example, you can have robohelp2 as the new context name
and rh2 as the directory name.
Note:
To open an existing context, you can select File > Open Context.
4
Click OK.
Note:
After creating a context, Configuration manager starts the Tomcat service automatically.
Update uriworkermap.properties for IIS
If you have configured Tomcat to run with IIS, update
uriworkermap.properties
to map the new context path to
the
ajp
connector.
/robohelp/*=ajp13
/robohelp=ajp13
/robohelp2/*=ajp13
/robohelp2=ajp13
Note:
With Tomcat configured with Apache, if you configure Tomcat to auto-generate the mapping file, mapping for new
context is automatically added to
<tomcat-path>\conf\auto\mod_jk.conf
.
See also
Web Administrator
” on page
14
Managing databases
You can select the built-in database or an Oracle or SQL database to store user feedback and troubleshoot any Help
content issues. Microsoft Access is selected as the built-in database.
Select a database
You can use the Configuration Manager to select and configure Oracle or SQL databases (option provided).
1
Select Oracle 9i or higher or Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Server Express Edition.
2
Select a DSN.
System DSN
Select from the System DSN pop-up menu, or click ODBC Administrator to create a DSN.