Preperation

In class: 

  • How to set up XAMP (Windows) and/or MAMP (Mac) for LAMP stack (Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP)
  • To expidite development, it is helpful to server pages locally using a software stack installed and running on your own computer. Download and install one of the following webserver environments:
    • AMPPS (Mac, Windows, Linux) recommended for Windows
    • MAMP (Mac only) recommended for Mac
    • WAMP (Windows only)
    • XAMPP (Windows and/or Mac)
    • Linux users can install a stack, but with Linux, the software stack is generally already local.
  • Return to the AJAX demo from earilier. Run locally, and try using XML instead of JSON data

Check Your Understanding

  • Can you test form-viewer.php without uploading it to a server?