I want to build a web site using my laptop in areas where I often do not have internet access - no active browser. How do I check my pages to see how things are going without a browser?
Just drag-and-drop the .html file into your favourite web-browser. It should open up with the "file:///" protocol automatically.
You should always have a local web server installed on your machine for development.
For example, Mac OSX comes with Apache pre-installed. You might have to activate it. You can also install a server language like PHP or Python. Again, OSX comes with those pre-installed, might just need activation. Google how to set up a local server on the type of OS you have.
You should try to replicate the type of server setup you will be using in production.
That will permit you to code locally and test in your browser.
You should also use some kind of versioning system like Git. So, you code on your local machine, then you can push your code to the cloud once in a while for backup. When you're ready, upload your code to the production server and try it out.
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The message is pretty self-explanatory: you'll need a local server to do that. They're countless ways to do that but here's one of them:
XAMPP
Just download it and run it (The XAMPP Control Panel - Apache -> Start). Then put your files in C:\xampp\htdocs\ (On Windows, not sure for other systems).
C:\xampp\htdocs\ Will be the equivalent of http://localhost in your browser, so if you put example.txt in C:\xampp\htdocs\, it will be available at http://localhost/example.txt.
Other options
XAMPP is my personal favorite, but they're other options, like the other *AMP, like WAMP, MAMP and LAMP, for Windows, MacOS, and Linux respectively (XAMPP being multiplatform - Also more exist is you're curious).
They're also "simpler" solution (in the sense of more lightweight ones) like http-server for NodeJS, or Python's http.server. But they need to be executed on the right folder each time. Both solutions works fine so it's up to you to choose your preferred.
I am writing code that will be deployed to a server. Right now I have to upload the code each time I change it. Is there any way to edit the code live on the server in Visual Studio code?
As there are some extension in the editor who provide that function this can be done in VS Code very simple. Just search in extensions for Keyword 'FTP' ...
Two Examples:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humy2833.ftp-simple
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=lukasz-wronski.ftp-sync
Both are very popular.
At the moment I personally use FTP-Simple. But have a look on your own. It depends on the things you wonna do. And don't worry ... it's a little bit tricky at the beginning to figure out how to setup and how they work ... but when you are in it works fine.
It depends what hosting you are deploying to. You can SSH into your server with most providers and use a command line editor such as nano or vim. Keep in mind, this won't keep the version on your computer up to date and the changes will be overwritten if you redeploy. Alternatively, If you have a VPS and want to edit the files in an IDE on your local computer, maybe a file transfer system like FTP or SMB would work. I don't suggest it though, there are huge security issues with them.
For Azure web apps, I've found that the Azure plugin for VScode is a quick and easy way to deploy my app. It's not quite real time but it's very easy to redeploy after updating. https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/azure/extensions
This is what I use to connect remotely to a couple Raspberry Pis, and a home server.
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/ssh
I need to make a development version of a cakePHP app with its own db so that a developer can work on it without disturbing the current users.
I thought it would be simple, I just copied the entire director /project to /project_dev and then copied the DB "project_db" to "project_db_dev". Then I went into /project_dev/config/database.php and changed the db to "project_db_dev".
When I went to see what I had done, I saw the app was still connecting to the same db, as if I'd changed nothing. I realized that the original folder name was referenced in /app/webroot/.htaccess so do I need to find/replace all instances of that folder name?
What steps should I follow to duplicate an existing cakePHP app?
You need to setup some kind of development lifecycle.
Generally speaking the developer shouldn't be doing any development on the server. The best way to handle it is locally using a stack of some kind such as Lamp (Linux, Apache, Mysql, PHP) switch out linux with other OS's. There are multiple cloud solution to these environments to such as Koding.com
Using something like Git for version control the developer can develop locally then push the code through to the server after is being thoroughly tested locally or on a dev server or some kind.
Keeping Dev work and Live work away from each other is key.
Could do with a bit more information.
If both databases are hosted on the same server and you have permission to access them both with the same user then all you have to do is change the name of the database in your database.php
If not you will also have to update the IP and any other additional settings port etc.
If you are still having troubles email me simpsond1988#gmail.com
Might be a very stupid question, but right now I'm running a project using Polymer-Project elements on a remote server.
I'm going to be away from network for a while, but I still want to work on this project offline. However, I can't get it running locally on a windows machine, even though all the dependencies are CSS/HTML/JS. Is there something I'm missing? All the paths are relative, and I double-checked them just in case.
Yes, it's possible.
You only need to have a web server running on your computer, as Polymer pages must be served from a web server.
Apache, ISS, Nginx or other HTTP servers will work; If you have no server in your computer, you need to follow the instructions in https://www.polymer-project.org/docs/start/tutorial/intro.html to start a quick Pyhton HTTP server.
Yes it is possible. You just need a local web server.
For Mac/Linux,
Python comes generally pre-installed. Hence, you can directly start a web server from any directory using,
python -m SimpleHTTPServer
If python is not available, then you can install MAMP for Mac and XAMPP for Linux system to start a local web server.
For Windows,
You've got WAMP that does the same thing for windows.
For a lightweight static web server, you could use Mongoose that runs on all three platforms mentioned above.
I have a static html project which contains some files I want to have access to using my cell phones or laptop's internet browser.
The concept is I have a folder in my pc which contains the files.
I would hit my computer's IP through the web browser of my laptop
(like http://192.168.1.5/myProject/index.html)
and then a server (like apache httpd works for redirecting to servers) would return me the wanted file.
NOTES:
-It should be EASY and FAST to install and Configure.
Any suggestions? Most acceptable answers are for Windows and then I accept for mac!
Have you tried xampp for an apache server? There is a portable app version as well.
Also iisexpress is a nice standalone version of IIS that runs under current user profile. Not sure if there are any limitations w the bindings tho.