Running Myjug Portal

1) download latest myjug-portal release.

2) extract, preferably C:\, the portal diretory would be your [MYJUG_HOME]

3) setup mysql www.mysql.org. run mysqld and create database "myjug".

4) building properties setting [MYJUG_HOME]/webapps/myjug/WEB-INF/build/build.properties DATABASE SETTINGS section:


// change this accordingly
databaseUrl = jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1/myjug
databaseDriver = org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver
databaseUser = root
databasePassword =
databaseHost = 127.0.0.1

5) run ant task "init" in [MYJUG_HOME]/webapps/myjug/WEB-INF/build/ by typing "ant init" in your command line interface/terminal. this will create create table/generate classes/compile classes to run the application. NOTE: make sure ant available in your environment it should say "BUILD SUCCESSFUL" a couple of times until the end and couple of warnings/deprecated msgs.

6) runtime properties setting [MYJUG_HOME]/webapps/myjug/WEB-INF/conf/Fulcrum.properties DATABASE SERVICES section: // change this accordingly

services.DatabaseService.database.default.driver=org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver services.DatabaseService.database.default.url=jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1/myjug services.DatabaseService.database.default.username=root services.DatabaseService.database.default.password=

7) start up myjug portal using script in [MYJUG_HOME]/bin/

8) go to URL http://localhost:8080/myjug/servlet/myjug

9) login available(msbob/msbob) (havent done registration just yet). check [MYJUG_HOME]/webapps/myjug/WEB-INF/src/sql/myjug-testdata.sql for more user/group/forum etc etc.