1. I have free webspace on my providers server, can i install Antville there?
2. Can I use free webspace at my providers server to publish my weblog?
3. Which Java version do i need to run Antville/AntClick?
4. How do I install AntClick on my win32 machine?
5. I have downloaded and installed AntClick, but i can't get it to run.
6. I cannot upload images, all I get is a long cryptic error message and a timeout. What's wrong?
7. I want to upload big files, but I keep getting "Size of uploaded File too big". How can I change that?
8. I want to switch my AntClick installation from the internal database to an external one (MySQL, Oracle). How can i do this?
9. Is there a script/tool for transferring data from the internal AntClick database to an external one?
10. How can i transfer my AntClick installation to another server?
11. I plan to setup up a big hosting system based on Antville. Where are the limits? Which hardware should i choose?

I have free webspace on my providers server, can i install Antville there?

Unfortunately there are just few providers that offer hosting of Java based applications. Helma needs one Java Virtual Machine and a Java Servlet Environment, and most of it's documentation assumes that you have full control over the server. However if you have a provider interested in Antville hosting point them to Helma for more information about system requirements and the like.

Can I use free webspace at my providers server to publish my weblog?

No, currently Antville doesn't support rendering static HTML pages and ftp'ing them to a different server.

Which Java version do i need to run Antville/AntClick?

Helma Object Publisher (the application server Antville is running on top) requires Java 1.3 (also known as Java 2 platform version 1.3) or later.

How do I install AntClick on my win32 machine?

We have a How To that tells you exactly what to do.

I have downloaded and installed AntClick, but i can't get it to run.

Please check if you did everything right according to the installation instructions. Most installation errors occur because Java isn't correctly installed on your machine. If you have a firewall running on your machine make sure it's configured correctly. Check if there are any port conflicts (AntClick uses port 8080 by default for http access).

I cannot upload images, all I get is a long cryptic error message and a timeout. What's wrong?

Obviously you are running Antville/AntClick on a Linux machine without X Windows installed. For ways to enable image upload on those machines please refere to the Helma FAQ.

I want to upload big files, but I keep getting "Size of uploaded File too big". How can I change that?

Helma has a default limit for uploading files of 1024kB. To increase this open the file apps.properties in your AntClick/Helma installation directory and scroll down to the line that enables Antville, which should look something like this (example taken from AntClick distribution):

# mount antville as root application
antville
antville.mountpoint = /

Add the following line beneath:

antville.uploadLimit = 5000

or any other value (in kB) as the new upload limit. Then restart Antville to enable the new limit.

I want to switch my AntClick installation from the internal database to an external one (MySQL, Oracle). How can i do this?

Please have a look at the How To.

Is there a script/tool for transferring data from the internal AntClick database to an external one?

That's a bit tricky, but Hannes provided a simple Antville DB export script that makes this alot easier.

How can i move my AntClick installation to another server?

All you have to do is stop AntClick, copy the whole installation directory to the new server and start it up again. Depending on your setup you have to modify the AntClick preferences, eg. the system url.

I plan to setup up a big hosting system based on Antville. Where are the limits? Which hardware should i choose?

Antville/Helma itself doesn't have any limits, so the maximum number of weblogs that can be hosted on one single server depends on the hardware, operating system, average and peak traffic and if the database is located on the same server or an extra one. Just to give you an example: the first server that ran antville.org was a Compaq 1850R with 2 Pentium III processors and 512mB of RAM. With this fairly slow server we were able to host more than 4000 weblogs and serve far more than 150.000 page requests per day before we had to upgrade. The current server is much faster and deals absolutely fine with the growing number of requests and users.
Regarding the hardware to choose: sorry, we can't recommend any special type of server, there's too much different hardware available. However, depending on the size of the hosting service you plan, consider using a separate server for the database and (for really big installations) eventually a third one for static contents (images/files).