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In this page, we will learn to install and get localhost running (laptop / desktop / mobile)

1. Setup Folder & Programs

  1. Create Folder: D:\Work\ and download these installer files to ./Setups
  2. Install Git, TortoiseGit, Apache 1 and VSCode.
  3. Additionally, BeyComp or PSPad may come in handy.
  4. For uploading (delta only) to FTP, I've been using this which I wrote in 2007.

Install and Configure Server

  1. Install Xampp (Windows + Apache + PHP) to D:\Work\xampp - MySql not needed for JoyfulEarth at all.
  2. Run "xampp-control.exe" as admin and change the httpd.conf file
  3. Change the DocumentRoot from D:\Work\xampp\htdocs to D:\Work\public_html
  4. Tick the checkbox to allow Apache to be installed as a service. Also click run (row should hae a green lael saying running on port 80).
  5. Visit localhost/spring/ in the browser - it should show the amadeus9 site content but broken (see #3 - theme assets setup below).

In 2024, we had v6.5.x.

3. Extract Theme Assets

  1. Navigate to D:\Work\public_html\spring\themes\canvas\
  2. Run 02--install-theme.bat - do this everytime the theme assets are changed, renaming the old assets folder (in case it has pending changes etc).
  3. Visit localhost/spring/ again, it should be working (network tab shows all assets loaded).
  4. Click the button 'Enter Core v8 Site` - you should see the documentation.

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