George Giambasu has kindly explained to me how Linux users can circumvent
the need for a local XAMPP installation. PHP can be used to start its own
local web server:
After cloning the git repository into amber_web, do:
cd amber_web/
php -S localhost:8008
Then go to this link in your web browser: http://localhost:8008 and voila...
On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 8:35 AM, Carlos Simmerling <
carlos.simmerling.gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd be happy to look at an online version, but it's finals week here so
> doing the setup would probably have to wait until January.
> Thanks
> Carlos
>
> On Dec 12, 2017 7:06 AM, "David Cerutti" <dscerutti.gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No online link--it has to be downloaded from the git repository and
> placed
> > in your own Apache-capable htdocs/ directory, the point being that if it
> > works on your machine it'll instantly work on the actual server when we
> > swap it in.
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:39 AM, Hai Nguyen <nhai.qn.gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > hi David,
> > >
> > > do you have online link? thanks
> > >
> > > Hai
> > >
> > > On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:30 PM, David Cerutti <dscerutti.gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dave Case has kindly lent a good deal of time to helping me proof the
> > new
> > > > website, but after some hours spent we are ready to have a broader
> > > audience
> > > > look over the new page before it rolls out. My preference would be
> to
> > > make
> > > > the new site public by the beginning of next week, but this is of
> > course
> > > > pending Case's final approval and meeting any other issues raised by
> > the
> > > > community. We will be doing some final touch-ups ourselves.
> > > >
> > > > Developers can do
> > > >
> > > > git clone gitosis.git.ambermd.org:/amber_web your_directory
> > > > cd your directory/
> > > > git checkout NewFormat
> > > >
> > > > to make a local copy of the webpage. Then, download the XAMPP
> program
> > > from
> > > > https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html. Install the program
> > > > (superuser will put it under /opt/lampp) and open its control panel,
> > then
> > > > start Apache and MySQL. Finally, copy (do not merely ln -s for
> links,
> > > > actually copy) all files from your_directory/ into /opt/lampp/htdocs/
> > to
> > > > situate the web site in a spot where an Apache server (your XAMPP
> > > > installation) can read it. Open your usual browser and type
> > > > "localhost/index.php" as the URL. The new site should come up for
> you
> > > and
> > > > let you explore around. If you get taken to parts of the site not
> > > > currently under renovation, you'll have to use the Back button until
> it
> > > > goes live.
> > > >
> > > > Please send your final thoughts and requests. (No shame in updating
> the
> > > > branch yourself!) I will return to Rutgers on Thursday.
> > > >
> > > > Dave
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