Title: Step 4: Download and install software used in this course
Course: Intermediate Web Programming (25436) > Section: Competency Modules

Download and install software used in this course.

1. File transfer software to be used is Filezilla. Go to
Filezilla Download
  1. Select the download that matches the operating system of the computer you use at home.
  2. Save to your computer. Double click to unzip and click to install Filezilla.
2. Editing software to be used is Komodo Edit. Go to
http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit
(Komodo Edit is enough for this class, you do not need to purchase Komodo IDE.  If you get a message about payment,
you have selected the wrong version.)
DO NOT answer yes to any of the offers on the site.  This will possible result in unwanted software installed on your computer.
  1. On a MAC, the file will be a dmg file. You will need to download and drop into the Applications folder.
  2. On a PC, you should select the download location, unzip the file, and extract the files into Program Files folder.
3. Browser and debugger to be used are Firefox and Firebug.
  1. Go to http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Even though Chrome is new and exciting, our school network still crashes with Chrome; therefore, the school computers may not have Chrome installed. However, it is always a good idea to test your pages on several platforms.
  2. Go to https://getfirebug.com/downloads/ and download Firebug.
4. Web server for your computer.
  1. Go to http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html or http://sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/
  2. Install Xampp on your home computer so that you can test your php files.  If you cannot do this, you must upload your php pages before testing them because php pages only execute from a server.
  3. You will not use Xampp until we start the php portion of the course.
  4. The instructions for each version of Xampp are listed under reading when your file downloads. When you go to your files (either in my computer or in finder) look for Xampp. Click on each folder. You should see localhost for PC and htdocs for Mac.
  5. Installing Xampp on a Mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZJyHbIwjlA