mansoor BASIC STEPS TO START A SERVER AND TO OPEN A LIFERAY PAGE…

Step 1 :

Create a new folder…in that insert plug-ins, server and

portal.

Step 2:

In plug-in folder just copy the “build.ur pcname” properties… It just look like-

build.AHAMED-PC.properties

Then goto server->tomcat->webapps->select (sevencogs hooks,sevencogs mobile,sevencogs themes)and now delete all selected items Now goto server->tomcat->webapps->root->webinf- >classes-> Here copy that portal.ext properties file…open and edit the content

portal-ext.properties

jdbc.default.driverClassName=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver jdbc.default.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost/kumar?useUnicode=true& characterEncoding=UTF-8&useFastDateParsing=false jdbc.default.username=root jdbc.default.password=root

Replace kumar to your database name

Which is used to give connection between Mysql and

liferay….

Step 3 :

Now open Mysql and create one database….using (create database db name;)

Step 4:

Now open eclipse then browse and choose the target

folder…

In eclipse click window in top menu bar…

Give window->show view->navigator

In navigator right click->new->other->javaproject-

>click next……

now enable the existing file and choose the plugins-

>click finish.

Similarly for server………..

In menu bar goto RUN->Run configuration-java

application….

This will open a window like this…..

For main class:

goto server->tomcat->bin->catalina…open that in

notepad and find the org.startup….now copy that and

paste that in main class..

For arguments :

goto server->tomcat->bin->setenv….open that

in notepad and copy this path (-Xmx1024m -

XX:MaxPermSize=256m) to VMarguments….

Now click on working directory Goto other-

>workspace->server->tomcat and click ok

For JRE :

There is no changes in JRE

Class path :

Click on server(default) and remove that….then click

User entities->Add External jars..

Don’t make any changes in Source and Environment

Common :

Enable run and debug….and click ok