Frequently Asked Questions
XSM says my site generated fine but there are no pages on my server
Gallery and HTML pages fail to upload images
I don't have a java servlet container or access to install one - what can I do?
Can XSM publish to remote servers?
XSM says my site generated fine but there are no pages on my server
Check your webserver permissions or the permissions of the user over FTP / SSH if you are using that.
90% of the time there is no need to look further.
Check the logs if you need a hint of where the permission problem lies
Gallery and HTML pages fail to upload images
Gallery and HTML pages use a thumbnailer to generate the smaller images. On UNIX systems it is possible for the application server to fail to find an XServer to draw on. If this is the case then put
export CATALINA_OPTS='-Djava.awt.headless=true'
in the tomcat startup scripts.
Note: that this only works for Tomcat, if you are using any other servlet container you will need to check their documentation.
I don't have a java servlet container or access to install one - what can I do?
Well, you cannot install XSM :(
BUT - you can use a rectang.com "XSM only" solution. Rectang.com sells XSM accounts with no hosting or anything, all you need is webspace with FTP or SSH support (all servers support one or the other) for uploading the generated site.
Check the Web Hosting page for more details
Can XSM publish to remote servers?
Yes, it can publish over SCP and FTP.
try adding the following configuration to a site's connection.xml
For scp (note that it uses keypairs for authentication - check your ssh documentation:
<xsmconnection type="ssh">
<ssh>
<username>user</username>
<host>hostname</host>
</ssh>
...
</xsmconnection>
and for ftp:
<xsmconnection type="ftp">
<ftp>
<username>user</username>
<password>pass</password>
<host>hostname</host>
</ftp>
...
</xsmconnection>
