I am a noob in Wappler and I am evaluating it right now. I don't understand some things related to the installation.
With a Wappler installtion, does that come with its own webserver and database server? I am still confused over this.
ALL my software I install in "C:\Program Files" (or "C:\Program Files (x86)" ) or some place I choose. For some reason I seem not to be able to do this in Wappler - I am never asked for where I want to install it.
How do I do this?
I also have a separate directory in my Windows 10 PC for all source code which makes it super easy for me to make backups. For some reason I don't seem to be able to set my own directory.
How do I do this?
I am following Mr English's tutorial, but I am not able to insert any data into the database and this led me to try to use an external webserver and database, e.g. xampp.
I can point out the project directory for where files will be used when testing them, but the xampp webserver I have assigned to port 4000, not the port 3000 that is the internal Wappler webserver.
What I don't understand is why I can't change this port from p3000 to p4000 . In the status section at the bottom of the screen it says "App listening at http://localhost:3000".
Note that there are many more included files apart from the application file. In other words, this directory has been chosen on purpose. Don't change.
I have two directories for the source code, one resides under the Wamp folder for my 'Own Server' applications (PHP). The second folder (www) can be created anywhere, even under Documents.
Notably, NodeJS has its own server when 'Own Server' is chosen, or the 'Wappler Local Server' if it is chosen. In either case, the project would reside in any chosen directory like 'www'.
A database server is not included in the 'Wappler Local Server' - as far as I know. From memory, Brian (@Hyperbytes ) has utilised SQLight on his development environment. SQLight does not require a database server.
If you want to use a MySQL database, then this would reside in the Xampp/ Wamp folder.
In Project Settings, you can change to the required port.
You are right. I was of the impression that it was changed elsewhere, but now I see that it wasn't changed.
So now it points to my xampp htdocs folder. What do I need to do to make it work? When I want to show the page, it goes to the home page and not the registration page (I am going through Hyperbytes tutorial - never got t to work. First it was the database that was never populated and now it won't show the registration page. No projects every time I try )
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