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Updated 4a. JCB Demo Component Directory, Folders and Files (markdown)

Joseph Geller
2018-09-28 00:14:20 -05:00
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@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ WAMP allows switching between 5.x and 7.x versions of PHP. To facilitate XDEBUG
Not using the correct DLL is the most common error when using XDEBUG and WAMP sets this up correctly. The other error that is very common is not having the [Visual C++ Packages](http://wampserver.aviatechno.net/?lang=en&prerequis=afficher) installed for the corresponding version of PHP that was compiled. Let WAMP do this for you. The previous link appears to be the best one to use for a comprehensive installation of WAMP that is a one-page-stop for everything you need. Since there are many versions of WAMP, although you should be using the current one, it will not hurt to install all of the Visual C++ Packages. It takes some time and you must install the 32 and 64 bit versions and I suggest doing it in date order starting with the earliest and ending with the latest. Read through the page completely so you install everything that is required. Follow all the recommendations that are also on the page.
You can install all of the Visual C++ Packages as you will have then have whatever version of the package is needed for whatever version you have of PHP. Do not worry that two are French. They work fine but you may need to be sure you click the OK button instead of Cancel as they are in French. Other than that all else on the page installs in English. The dependency the PHP version has with each Visual C++ Package version depends on the version of the Visual C++ Package that was used to compile the PHP version. Like anything worth the effort, do the work and read the information in the sites I have mentioned previously. Often, XDEBUG will work if you just install it and hope the installation took care of everything. Try doing that first and if everything works correctly you probably have the right Visual C++ Package installed and left php.ini as is. If you switch PHP versions and it stops working then you will need to ensure the environment is set up correctly for that version. But it seems like many have issues with it as they depended on the install to do everything, including their environment, despite switching to another version of PHP. XAMPP will install XDEBUG without much effort from you but WAMP is a much better environment to work in. The same applies for LAMP and MAMP. It is beyond the scope of this manual to go into Linux and Mac operating systems also but the same concepts apply and many of the links also refer to these operating systems.
You can install all of the Visual C++ Packages as you will have then have whatever version of the package is needed for whatever version you have of PHP. Do not worry that two are French. They work fine but you may need to be sure you click the OK button instead of Cancel as they are in French. Other than that all else on the page installs in English. The dependency the PHP version has with each Visual C++ Package version depends on the version of the Visual C++ Package that was used to compile the PHP version. Like anything worth the effort, do the work and read the information in the sites I have mentioned previously.
Often, XDEBUG will work if you just install it and let the installation took care of everything. Try doing that first and if everything works correctly you have the right Visual C++ Package installed and php.ini had the correct XDEBUG section that works with it. If you switch PHP versions and it stops working then you will need to ensure the environment is set up correctly for that version. This will not occur if you install all the Visual C++ Packages 32 and 64 bit. But it seems like many have issues with it as they depended on the install to do everything, including their environment, despite switching to another version of PHP.
XAMPP will install XDEBUG without much effort from you but WAMP is a much better environment to work in. The same applies for LAMP and MAMP. It is beyond the scope of this manual to go into Linux and Mac operating systems also but the same concepts apply and many of the links also refer to these operating systems.
It should be mentioned for those wishing to take the quick path you can browse com_demo_v2_0_0__J3.zip directly using Windows File Explorer as one example and skim through the tree and files without extracting it. However, this is a [Joomla! component install package](https://docs.joomla.org/File_Structure_and_Naming_Conventions) so it will not match the directory structure. If you are familiar with the Joomla! installation package requirements and structure this should not be a problem. For some, this is all they require, especially if they are very experienced PHP developers, have used the Joomla! API extensively and found JCB was not very difficult to learn by using the JCB Component Builder after it is installed, plus browsing through its code.