Getting Started Checklist – Web234

 

 Course Website: http://web290.us.to  

 

 

 ____ 1. Download\Install Notepad++ (PC) Or to TextWrangler (MAC)

 

 ____ 2. BookMark

 

         http://www.php.net/manual/en/index.php

         PHP-Basics

         Practical PHP

 

 ___ 3. Course Textbook / Source Code

 

         Download: Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development

         Book Source Code: Download Here

 

 ____ 4. Read and perform steps for Setup PHP & MySQL

 

 Setup PHP, MySQL

 

 1) Download and install Xampp ( 2 Choices)

        Xampp can be used on your laptop or desktop PC or Mac

 

        Downloads from http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

 

     Windows (Install On USB or Local C Drive        )

 

           http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#1167

 

     Mac OS 

 

              http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html

 

 2) Download and uncompress below .zip file and move Web290 folder into your Xampp\htdocs folder

 

     Web290

 

 ____ 5 Subscribe to course podcast

 

            1) Install iTunes: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ .

            2) Go to http://itunesu.rockvalleycollege.edu .

            3) Read "Quick Start Guide" located on http://itunesu.rockvalleycollege.edu .

            4) Click on "Go to Rock Valley College on iTunes U now!" to launch RVC on iTunes U.

            5) Navigate to  Engineering --> [Course Name]

            6) Click "Subscribe" to download course podcast.

            7) Allow podcast to completely download or all you will hear is audio no Pictures will show.

 

 _____ 6.  Xampp Website (local/external) - VIEW BELOW STRUCTURE ONLY. WE WILL DISCUSS MORE WHEN THE COURSE BEGINS

 

 Local - Xampp Local Development website structure example:

 XAMPP Root (\xampp\htdocs)

                                       Homework

                                           WEEK2

                                           WEEK3

                                           ...Etc.

                                       Lab

                                           WEEK2

                                           WEEK3

                                        FINAL

 

 External - 00webhost website structure example:

 (You don't need to upload your weekly labs to your external website)

 

                                   [root]\

                                           WEEK2

                                           WEEK3

                                           FINAL

 

 - Example: http://petro.limewebs.com/