Local Development Overview

Revised: January 15, 2004

Important: The Java application server and MySQL database are not included as part of the kinetic Service annual fee. These technologies are available on an as-requested basis for an additional fee. Contact David Drum at david@more.net or (800) 509-6673 for additional information.

Overview

MOREnet encourages you to set up a local development environment for testing and debugging your web site and web applications. By using the software and instructions provided on this web site, you can create an environment on your computer that closely matches the environment on production servers. By developing locally, you can easily test modifications to your web site and web applications while avoiding accidental disruption of production services.

Requirements

• A Windows system with approximately 160 MB of disk space for the installed applications.
• Licensing fees and installation media are not required since the resources you'll need are open-source or free-ware software that are available from the kinetic Resources web site and vendors. Please review the licenses during the installations.
• Requirements are detailed in the instructions for each application and the instructions provided by the application vendors.

Getting Started

The environment available to you on MOREnet production servers depends on the services that you contract from MOREnet. Since the objective is to make your local computer match the production environment as closely as possible, you only need to install the software required to match your production services. The sections below outline the typical services.

Important: The software available from MOREnet is provided as a service to customers of MOREnet for creating a development environment that closely matches MOREnet production servers. Individuals using MOREnet's distributions of Apache, MySQL, and Tomcat must use all of MOREnet's local development environment distributions together to ensure a working environment. Do not mix and match MOREnet's distributions with distributions from the official software vendors.

Web Site Only

If you receive kinetic Service web site hosting from MOREnet, install the Apache web server for your local development environment.

Apache Web Server

Web Site and Web Applications

If you receive kinetic Service web site and web application hosting from MOREnet, install the Apache web server, the Java 2 SDK, MySQL database server, and Tomcat application server/servlet container.

Apache Web Server
Java 2 SDK
MySQL Database Server
Tomcat Application Server

Important: The order of the installations is important. Tomcat will not work properly if the Java 2 SDK and MySQL are not installed before you install Tomcat.