| CIS 209 | Web Page Scripting Languages |
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If you are running Windows 95 or Windows 98, install Personal Web Server. PWS
ships with programs including Visual InterDev, FrontPage, Visual Studio and
Windows 98. PWS allows programmers to preview their server-side scripts on their
computer, without having to connect to the Internet. To install PWS, insert your
Windows 98 CD, click START, then click RUN, then type d:\add-ons\pws\setup.exe
and press ENTER. If your CD-ROM drive letter is different, substitute it
for D. Or, PWS can be downloaded from Microsoft's web site at
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ntoptionpack/dlwiz.asp?StepNumber=1.
If you are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional, you've already got Internet Information Server on your computer. You may need to Add/Remove Windows components if it is not installed. Click on START, SETTINGS, CONTROL PANEL, then double-click ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS, then click on ADD/REMOVE WINDOWS COMPONENTS.
There are some issues with installing PWS on Windows ME. However, THIS LINK should provide some help in getting it to work.
If you are running Windows XP HOME Edition, and want to set up a Web server to test your scripts, Microsoft says you should buy the Professional edition (or here). However, http://www.15seconds.com provides a non-supported or tested solution (or here).
Keep in mind that you do not HAVE to set up a web server on your computer at home or work. You can FTP your scripts to our class server to run them. Setting up a web server on your home or work computer will allow you to test and debug your scripts locally, saving the time of having to upload them to our class server first.