Howdy folks, lets get ready for the workshop!

1. You need to have apache / mysql / php5 running locally
2. You should have git installed (if not you won’t be able to see updates as they come in)
3. Install git on your computer
   • Windows: Instructions
   • Mac: Download & Install
   • Linux: Install git using the package manager of your distribution

Using git:

1. Navigate to your http docs folder in your terminal
2. Run git clone git://github.com/felixge/raleigh-workshop-08.git workshop
3. You should now have a folder called workshop downloaded onto your computer. The CakePHP application itself is in the sub folder “application”.

No git:

1. Go to https://github.com/felixge/raleigh-workshop-08/tree/master
2. Download the contents of the “application” folder

1. Make a copy of app/config/core.php.default in app/config/core.php
2. Make a copy of app/config/database.php.default in app/config/database.php
3. Create a new local mysql database called “workshop” (or similar)
4. Import the app/config/sql/2008-08-06.sql file (or a newer version) into the workshop database
5. Open app/config/database.php and set up your default connection settings to make it connect to the workshop db
6. Point your browser to http://localhost/workshop/application/
7. If everything worked you should see the application running

1. If you have problems, get a hold of one of the presenters in the 2nd room – they’ll be happy to help you
2. Otherwise simply browse the code on github and play with the life version on http://workshops.debuggable.com/raleigh-08/application/