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=== Topics Covered ===
=== Topics Covered ===
'''Web application architecture overview'''
* Overview of web hosting alternatives
* Application architectures / frameworks overview
* [[WAMP]]/[[LAMP]] software bundles and applications, various options
* Use of a portable WAMP architecture (Mowes)
* The [[Web application|three tier model]]


'''Short overview of databases'''
'''Short overview of databases'''
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* MySQL (databases, tables and users): First contact with this RDBMS
* MySQL (databases, tables and users): First contact with this RDBMS


'''Web applications'''
'''Portalware''' (Content management systems / light-weight web application frameworks)
* Application architectures / frameworks overview (recall of lesson 1)
* Short overview of typical LAMP-based systems systems (and similar)
* WAMP/LAMP software bundles and applications, various options
* An overview of typical installation and configuration work.
* Installation of web applications: First contact with that sort of procedure
 
'''Content management systems / light-weight web application frameworks'''


'''Reading'''
'''Reading'''
I suggest that you have a look at the following articles. Reading is not mandatory, but may help you understand some concepts and issues.
I suggest that you have a look at the following articles. Reading is not mandatory, but may help you understand some concepts and issues.
* Edutechwiki articles: [[Portalware]], [[
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_hosting_service Web Hosting Service] (Wikipedia)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_hosting_service Web Hosting Service] (Wikipedia)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_web_hosting_service Shared web hosting service]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_web_hosting_service Shared web hosting service]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_%28software_bundle%29 LAMP (software bundle)] (Wikipedia) - [[WAMP]] (this wiki)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_%28software_bundle%29 LAMP (software bundle)] (Wikipedia) - [[WAMP]]/[[LAMP]] (this wiki)
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysql MySQL]
* Wikipedia has extensive documentation on databases, e.g. about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL SQL] or about the  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysql MySQL] RDMS.


=== Classroom activities ===
=== Classroom activities ===
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* ....
* ....


=== Homework X ===
=== Homework 2 ===


=== Task ===


==== Submission Dates ====
==== Submission Dates ====

Revision as of 18:44, 15 January 2010

Week 2 - COAP 3180

Topics Covered

Web application architecture overview

  • Overview of web hosting alternatives
  • Application architectures / frameworks overview
  • WAMP/LAMP software bundles and applications, various options
  • Use of a portable WAMP architecture (Mowes)
  • The three tier model

Short overview of databases

  • What is a Database and how is it used in Internet applications ?
  • Relational data base management systems (RDBMS) and ownership of databases
  • MySQL (databases, tables and users): First contact with this RDBMS

Portalware (Content management systems / light-weight web application frameworks)

  • Short overview of typical LAMP-based systems systems (and similar)
  • An overview of typical installation and configuration work.

Reading I suggest that you have a look at the following articles. Reading is not mandatory, but may help you understand some concepts and issues.

Classroom activities

(1) Mix, download and install a Mowes combo'

(a) Download the Modular Webserver System (Mowes) server

You will need at least the following modules

  • Server software
Apache 2_SE
MySQL 5_SE
PHP5
  • Mission critical application software
PHPMyAdmin
  • Application software
Drupal
Joomla
MediaWiki
Wordpress

(b) Dezip the downloaded archive to drive c:\temp2

  • Ask a lab assistant or the instructor if you need help with 7zip

(c) Click on Mowes.exe

  • This will install the Mowes server in the directory plus install all the downloaded application software. Be patient. This may take some time.

Getting your own copy

  • You may copy the whole directory to a memory stick (may take a full hour to copy). Applications will continue to work. Mowes doesn't write anything to a system directory or the registry and will adapt to a new directory structure.
  • Alternatively, you can re-enact the process at home on your personal computer...

(2) A tour of the Mowes WAMP system

  • The instructor will show some features of the system and relate it to an introductory talk about web applications


(3) Configuration of portalware

  • ....

Homework 2

Task

Submission Dates

  • This homework is due at start
  • Students must provide the URL (where the instructor can see the widget) in the world classroom
  • Each homework counts 10% in your global evaluation. The four best homeworks will be taken into account.

Evaluation

Tips for the homework

Links and teaching materials

Online software


Teaching materials
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