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Windows Server Installation Instructions

By and posted in Installation on July 19, 2007.

Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 is a standard attached webserver function in Windows Server 2008. In this section we will describe how to use Movable Type in the IIS environment. Please note that using Movable Type with pre-IIS versions will...

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Installation & Upgrade Troubleshooting FAQ

By and posted in Installation on July 19, 2007.

This is the Installation and Upgrade Troubleshooting FAQ How do I troubleshoot installation issues and errors? Access mt-check.cgi to be sure that all necessary and as many optional Perl modules are installed. Check the system requirements to ensure that your...

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Installing the Movable Type Enterprise Solution

By and posted in Enterprise Solution on July 19, 2007.

The Enterprise Solution adds support for Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server enterprise databases and LDAP enterprise authentication. You can install Enterprise Solution simultaneously as part of a new Movable Type installation or install the Enterprise Solution files into an existing...

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Adding, Changing or Deleting Users in Bulk

By dave and posted in Enterprise Solution on July 23, 2007.

If you are managing a very large installation of Movable Type, chances are that you are also managing a very large number of users as well. In order to create, delete and modify many users all at once, Movable Type...

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Registering Ping Servers

By Byrne Reese and posted in Plugins on July 24, 2007.

When new entries are created, and "External Notifications" are enabled for a given blog, then Movable Type will optionally ping a set of services chosen by the user or system administrator. These "pings" notify the designated services of new content...

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Monitoring your System Activity Log

By dave and posted in Maintaining your System on August 1, 2007.

The Movable Type system Activity Log captures all important system events, such as creation of new users, resetting of passwords, creation of new entries, posting of a new comment or TrackBack, etc. It is also possible to subscribe to an...

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The Movable Type Import / Export Format

By dave and posted in Appendices on August 2, 2007.

This document describes the format required by the Movable Type import mechanism, which can be used to import entries and comments from other content management systems. The basic import format is a list of entries, separated by the string --------\n...

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Running Movable Type with FastCGI

By dave and posted in Maintaining your System on August 3, 2007.

Movable Type is a large application with a lot of files. In a CGI context that application is loaded into memory every single time, and there is no ability to leverage a cache across a session or multiple requests. Note:...

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Creating and Publishing Entries

By dave and posted in Author's Guide on August 6, 2007.

The primary use of Movable Type is to publish entries to your blog. To create and publish a new entry Movable Type 5 Select [Blog] under the Navigation Select [Entries] > [New] in the Side Menu Movable Type 4...

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Creating and Publishing Pages

By dave and posted in Author's Guide on August 6, 2007.

Pages are a new feature of Movable Type that enable you to create standalone web pages that inherit the design of your website or blog. To create and publish a new page: Movable Type 5 You can create a...

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