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The video tutorials, and all other tutorials I see .... use command line instructions
however, most users do NOT have this access since they use share hosts like me

how then can I learn this?

I am trying very hard to give it a try and trumpet it all over the web.
But the video tutorials move forward too fast, and do not explain alternative to command line instructions

most users, like me, use linux like servers

can anyone direct me to a tutorial that will teach the CURRENT version ??

thanks

Start here:
http://xataface.com/wiki/How_to_build_a ... es_of_code

This shows the manual install method.

You can set up a server and all the rest on your own PC, but it is complicated.

http://www.ampsoft.net/webdesign-l/how-to-install-apache-php-mysql-2.html
Is a good start to show the basic installation.

I am trying to learn it this way. But it may be more than you want to tackle at this point. It allows you to have the server, database and Xataface on your machine. So you can test results of code you try without uploading to a server.
The installation of these packages went surprisingly well. Although you need to install the latest versions that are referred to in the instructions.

Now I recommend XAMPP.

After EXTREME frustration trying to get my combination of Apache, Mysql, PHP, PHPMyadmin, etc... working again after I reinstalled my OS, I tried the XAMPP all in one install.
Worked like a charm for getting the basis to learn some things, up and running.
I had them all working at one point before, but could not duplicate it again. So many versions, conflicts, ini and config variations amongst them. It started to seem infinite.

Yes the XAMPP install does not teach you about getting them all working together. It is also completely non secure. But at least you quickly have a learning and development framework running.

Honestly I would really recommend using a virtual machine like VirtualBox to get going.
Install a Ubuntu server VM.

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sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin

That should grab apache2, php5, mysql, and all the prerequisites. Once you have that, go through the normal installation of xataface.

And if you blow it up, delete it and start over

Hello there,

Just testing the waters w/ Xataface myself, hence my interest in this thread.

That said, if you are going to install into a VM, I'd suggest getting something pre-built like a LAMP server VM from Turn-Key Linux (sorry, forum software won't let me post a link as it looks 'too spamy' (their spelling, not mine) Should be simple enough to google for, though.

It comes with a web shell (java), Webmin, and phpMyAdmin all set up and ready to rock. Create a host-only network inside Virtualbox, setup the VM so that the LAMP server is also on the host-only network, and install it from the downloadable iso image. Then you have your very own LAMP server all setup for testing, with GUI web interfaces for those nasty things like user & DB admin, and most importantly, its secure. No one else can ever see it, and if you mess something up, it doesn't open up massive security holes to the outside world - its all contained in that host-only network.

Monte