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JavaScript AJAX Basics (retiring) AJAX Concepts A Simple AJAX Example

Posted by robert morea
robert morea
7,599 Points

'Easier' to just use workspace

Dave says at the start of this video that you could set up a local server and view your files through it, or load your files on an existing server and access them that way, but it will be easier to just follow along in workspace.

The thing is ... no, I can't just set up a local server. No, I cant load my files on an existing server and access them that way. I don't know how. After quite a lot of time trying to study programming I still don't know how to do that. It's always glossed over. I don't want to just follow along in workspace. I want to make and send to and receive from a server.

I have studied HTTP, for example. I get how it works in theory. The header, PUT and GET and PUSH and DELETE. Codes that start with 200 or 300 or 400 ... quite a lot of things.. in theory. But how do you actually do it? Where can I learn to do that? Does Treehouse teach that?

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

Hi Robert,

Do you know how to use a local server using a program like MAMP, XAMPP, or DesktopServer. These are powerful applications that allow you to acess localhost so you can use server side languages like PHP and use AJAX, without having to pay for a web host (although you will need one eventually.

Here are a couple of courses on Treehouse that although have WordPress in mind, should have you set up for whatever you want to do.

Good luck

robert morea
robert morea
7,599 Points

Wow! Yes! That looks like what I need.

Maybe it's there and I missed it but I think something like this should be featured early in any of the tracks that sorta kinda assume we have a server going ...

Anyway, thanks.