Remote Publishing and Server Administration
First Claim
1. At a computer system in a computer networking environment, a method for managing server content and configuration from within a single server management application, the method comprising:
- an act of receiving a client connection requesting initiation of a server management application;
an act of initiating the server management application, the application providing for user interaction such that the user can manage content and server configuration settings from within the server management application;
an act of receiving user input indicating a configuration settings change to be applied to the server;
an act of the server management application altering one or more configuration settings on the server, the management application providing configuration access to those settings for which the client has access rights;
an act of receiving user input indicating that one or more portions of content are to be published to the server; and
an act of the server management application publishing the content portions to the server, the management application implementing a protocol as provider model that facilitates content publishing to the server over a variety of different protocols.
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to managing server content and configuration from within a single server management application. In one embodiment, a computer system receives a client connection requesting initiation of a server management application. The computer system initiates the server management application. The application provides means managing content and server configuration settings from within the server management application. The computer system receives user input indicating a configuration settings change to be applied to the server and alters configuration settings on the server. The management application provides configuration access to those settings for which the client has access rights. The computer system receives user input indicating that one or more portions of content are to be published to the server and publishes the content portions to the server. The server management application implements a protocol provider model that facilitates content publishing to the server over a variety of different protocols.
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20 Claims
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1. At a computer system in a computer networking environment, a method for managing server content and configuration from within a single server management application, the method comprising:
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an act of receiving a client connection requesting initiation of a server management application; an act of initiating the server management application, the application providing for user interaction such that the user can manage content and server configuration settings from within the server management application; an act of receiving user input indicating a configuration settings change to be applied to the server; an act of the server management application altering one or more configuration settings on the server, the management application providing configuration access to those settings for which the client has access rights; an act of receiving user input indicating that one or more portions of content are to be published to the server; and an act of the server management application publishing the content portions to the server, the management application implementing a protocol as provider model that facilitates content publishing to the server over a variety of different protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. At a computer system in a computer networking environment, a method for managing web server content and configuration from within a single server management application, the method comprising:
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an act of receiving a client connection requesting initiation of a web server management application, the client connection request including authentication credentials for creating a client application session; based on the received client connection request and the authentication credentials, determining a web server management application scope of use to be applied during the client application session; an act of initiating the web server management application, the application providing a graphical user interface to facilitate user interaction with the application, the user interaction including content publishing and server configuration settings management; an act of receiving user input indicating a configuration settings change to be applied to the server; an act of the web server management application changing one or more configuration settings on the server, the management application providing configuration access to those settings that are within the client'"'"'s scope of use for the session; an act of receiving user input indicating that one or more portions of content are to be published to the server; and an act of the web server management application publishing one or more portions of web page content to the web server, the application being configured to use a variety of different communication protocols to publish web content to the server and remove content from the server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for implementing a method for managing server content and configuration from within a single server management application, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of the computing system, cause the computing system to perform the method, the method comprising:
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an act of receiving a client connection requesting initiation of a server management application; an act of initiating the server management application, the application providing for user interaction such that the user can manage content and server configuration settings from within the server management application; an act of receiving user input indicating a configuration settings change to be applied to the server; an act of the server management application altering one or more configuration settings on the server, the management application providing configuration access to those settings for which the client has access rights; an act of receiving user input indicating that one or more portions of content are to be published to the server; and an act of the server management application publishing the content portions to the server, the management application implementing a protocol provider model that facilitates content publishing to the server over a variety of different protocols. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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