Ajax Design Patterns

Appendix B. Setting Up the Code Examples

A SINGLE PACKAGE CONTAINING ALL CODE FOR CHAPTER 2 AND THE AJAX PATTERNS DEMOS AS WELL IS at http://ajaxify.com/run. Inside there is a INSTALL.txt file containing installation instructions. These instructions are reprinted below, but if you have any trouble, please do check the electronic version as it may include updates.

INSTALLING PHP ============== * If you don't have it already, install PHP5 and integrate with Apache (or another web server). The demos rely on the PHP5 OO features, and won't work with PHP4 or below. There are various installers available that will create an "AMP" (Apache, PHP, and MySQL) setup for you (You'll need MySQL for the wiki demo - see below). e.g. XAMPP for all major platforms (http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html). For Apple, consider http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/. For Linux, you may try the appropriate Redhat/Debian packages. Alternatively, try the compilation instructions at http://dan.drydog.com/apache2php.html. SETTING UP AJAX DEMOS ===================== * Unzip the package to a temporary location and copy run/, tutorial/, and records/ to the apache document root. Assuming the doc root is /apache/document/root: cp run tutorial records /apache/document/root. (Alternatively, if you have sufficient access, set up a new virtual host in apache's httpd.conf and point it to the root of the unzipped directory, ajaxdemos/). * Ensure the server can write to (the initially empty) records/ directory. ...