Mongo DB & Liferay Integration

If you spend any time in blogs or in online I.T. press you hear Big Data, scalable solutions, and NoSQL databases all the time.  One popular NoSQL database solution is Mongo DB. Mongo is “document-based”, not “table-based”.  It...

Compile mod_jk

This post briefly explains how to compile mod_jk on the Centos6.3 OS. Mod_jk is an Apache module that is used to connect Tomcat to Apache Http server or other web servers. System Setup OS: Centos 6.3 Webserver: Apache Http Server 2.2.15 Application Server: ...

SELinux and Tomcat Clustering

In this article I’ll briefly explain my experience of how SELinux can affect Tomcat clustering.  My setup is a single host with two Tomcat application servers with Liferay Enterprise 6.1.20 installed in a vertical cluster. System Setup OS: Centos 6.3 Webserver:...
Basic Portlet Styling in Liferay

Basic Portlet Styling in Liferay

Portlets are the basic building blocks of any site running Liferay. The default portlet styles are fine; but to really make your site sing, you can get a handle on them and dress them up to look as good as the rest of that theme you so lovingly handcrafted. Let’s...