Training Video:Technical Orientation
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Contents
Introduction
Prose: Why should you watch this video, what is the purpose in EPrints of the thing that you’re learning?
What You Will Learn
- Where to find the main configuration files in EPrints using the command line
- How EPrints configuration files are structured
- How to make local changes safely
What You Should Already Know
- Basic Linux command line interface
- EPrints as a user and admin
Resources
Video
The Video can be found at http://youtu.be/-D4hEsRB0g4.
Index
- 0:00 Introduction to the topics in the video
- 0:25 Where is EPrints installed? (Ubuntu / Debian style)
- 0:36 Using the Apache configuration file to find EPrints
- 2:05 What is EPrints? (as a system)
- 2:17 Finding the database (default file)
- 2:40 Checking for overrides to the default file
- 3:40 Looking at the database
- 3:57 Listing tables in the database
- 4:05 The EPrint table (non-multiple fields)
- 4:21 Finding tables holding multiple fields
- 6:06 The cfg.d directory
- 6:25 Simple and complex configurations
- 7:13 eprint_render.pl - changing abstract pages
- 7:35 views.pl - changing browse views
- 7:45 Best practice for customising configuration settings
- 8:20 Adding a new field in a new configuration file
- 9:15 Using diff to check local configuration files against default configuration files
- 10:00 Benefits of using separate files when upgrading
- 10:21 The /bin directory
- 10:35 epadmin - some common functions
- 11:25 Default configuration files for a new archive
- 11:53 Global (all archives) settings in the /lib directory
- 12:37 Overriding global configurations for an archive (Templates example)
- 14:51 Reloading the repository to show changes
- 15:28 Making changes to phrases (displayed text)
- 17:35 The /archives directory
- 17:53 Inside an archive directory
- 18:03 The archive /documents directory
- 24:01 Finding the documents for a specific EPrint
- 26:00 System generated documents (previews)
- 26:23 History of an EPrint - Revision files in the /revisions directory
- 27:04 Static files in /html
- 28:41 Static files in /cfg/lang/[en/static and cfg/static]
- 31:12 Running generate_static to refresh html pages (and --prune option to remove)
- 31:57 Citations - where to find them
- 32:30 Plugins - where to find them
- 34:06 Plugins - where to create a directory for Archive-specific plugins
The Video
Notes, Errata and Additional Information
Any notes, version information, errata, etc concerned with this video
- EPrints 3.3.14
- Ubuntu 15.04
Test Yourself
Exercises as appropriate to allow the learner to practice the subject of the page.
- Locate the home directory of your EPrints installation using Apache configuration files.
- Find the name of the database in the default file. Check it hasn't been overridden by another configuration file.
- Find the cfg.d folder for an archive. Compare it to the defaultcfg/cfg.d folder
- Create a static page in the /lang/en/static folder (or whichever language your archive is in)
- Change a phrase by adding a copy to the local.xml file.
More Reading
- For more details on specific configuration tasks, see the Training Course sections on Configuring EPrints and Maintaining and Developing EPrints.
