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Part I: Getting Lion Server Up and Running
(CGI) scripts for creating dynamic web pages and for functions, such as taking
data that a user enters in a web-based form and moving it to the database.
But you don’t need to be a programmer to take advantage of these features,
as a lot of this technology is under the hood. For example, enabling users to
access their e-mail from a web browser requires only a single mouse click in
the Web pane of the Server app (see Figure 1-2).
Figure 1-2:
The Web
pane of
the Server
app makes
it easy to
enable
server
features.
Part of the web server functionality is the automatic creation of a full-featured
wiki — a website that users can edit from their web browser. In your organi-
zation, you can use wikis as a group collaboration tool for projects or brain-
storming. Users can edit text, add hyperlinks to web pages, upload photos and
documents to share, and then review the history of the changes that have been
made and revert to earlier versions. Wikis automatically update to tell readers
what changes other users have made.
The Wiki Server is also blogging software. Blogs in your organization are great
for posting status updates and reports. Like blogs on the Internet, the Lion
Server blog feature has a space at the bottom for users to post comments.
Wiki Server 3 in Lion Server has a new look and some new features, including
e-mail notification, which tells a user when a page has been updated. Chapter 13
describes how to use the Wiki Server.
Profile service for iOS and Mac OS X
Lion adds a new service called Profile Manager for creating and distributing
profiles that can automatically set up iOS devices (iPads, iPod touches, and
iPhones) as well as Macs. A profile can contain basic network settings and
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