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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.
- Edutechwiki articles: Portalware, [[
- Web Hosting Service (Wikipedia)
- Shared web hosting service
- LAMP (software bundle) (Wikipedia) - WAMP/LAMP (this wiki)
- Wikipedia has extensive documentation on databases, e.g. about SQL or about the MySQL RDMS.
Classroom activities
(1) Mix, download and install a Mowes combo'
(a) Download the Modular Webserver System (Mowes) server
- http://www.chsoftware.net/en/mowes/mowesportable/mowes.htm (Mix and download a 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