FAQ
Do I have to use MoWeS and where can I install it from?
You don't need to use it. It is mentioned in this class because MoWeS
is installed on the PCs in the lab. If you are using your own PC, I would not
recommend MoWeS. (The company who used to make
it no longer exists, but you can still find it on the web if you search
for "MoWeS Portable download".) On a PC I would recommend using
a Windows-based solution stack such as WAMP, WIMP or XAMPP. On a Mac,
the webserver is already installed, you just need to start it. On a Linux computer,
you should search the web for "installing LAMP".
My PHP page is completely empty when viewed through the browser
This means that either you have a syntax error or there is something wrong with
permissions. In order to see syntax errors you should edit your
php.ini file (which should be in a php directory on
your webserver). You should set display_errors
to on and
error_reporting to E_ALL.
You need to stop and start your webserver after you made these changes.
If permissions are ok and there are no syntax errors, do "View page source".
What if "View page source" shows the <?php ...> tags
This means that the webserver has not executed your PHP code.
You need to type a URL into your browser which points to your webserver (e.g.
localhost or 127.0.0.1). If you just click
on an html file it will open without being executed by the browser.
About the exam
Can I sit the exam in German?
Yes.
Am I allowed to take hand-written notes to the exam?
Yes.
What will the exam be like?
There will be some short-answer questions about the topics of the class.
(The questions will be similar in style to the LON-CAPA questions but not
in multiple choice format.)
There will also be one or two longer questions about the coursework.
Do I have to memorise the syntax of PHP, XML, regular expressions, etc?
You will not be required to memorise specific syntactic details. You need to know
these languages in as much as can be expected after having done the exercises provided
in this class.