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HNGi-7 || Team-Titans || Task 2

Task 2 || Contents

How To Fork A Repositrory
How To Build Your Script
How To Test Your Script
How To Commit Your Changes

Task 2 || How To Fork A Repositrory

• First, open the github repository
• At the Top-Right corner of the screen(same line with the repository name), Click on Fork. This will take you toyour github account and create a copy of the repository in your github account.
• On your account, Click on clone or download to get a link like this https://github.com//HNGi7_Titans_Task2.git
• Open the htdocs folder in the xampp in the root directory.
  (click here to download xampp and follow this step after.)
• If you are using lamp navigate to /var/www/html/ in the root directory.
  (click here for the installation process or find a suitable procedure for your linux distro and follow this step after.)
• Create a folder with HNG in the htdocs or /var/www/html/ and open the gitbash Terminal here OR open this HNG folder in VSCode.
  (click here to download git and follow this step after.)
• On your terminal and run this command in your terminal
  git clone ( the_copied_link_from_your_github_account like this:: https://github.com//HNGi7_Titans_Task2.git )
  Note: Ensure the Terminal opened in the HNG folder.
• Kindly, watch any of these YouTube Videos below for further understanding
• Learning with HNG
• Data School
Note: Whatever you do, do not tamper with the index.php file

Task 2 || How To Build Your Script

For Python Developers

• After cloning the repository
• Create a new file in the scripts folder with your Slack username, like this tmajor.py
• Simply move your script to the Script folder and make sure you have Python3 installed.
• Save the updated file and test it.
Note: Whatever you do, do not tamper with the index.php file

For Javascript Developers

• After cloning the repository
• Create a new file in the scripts folder with your Slack username, like this tmajor.js
• Simply move your script to the Script folder and make sure you have Node Js installed.
• Save the updated file and test it.
Note: Whatever you do, do not tamper with the index.php file

For PHP Developers

• After cloning the repository
• Create a new file in the scripts folder with your Slack username, like this tmajor.php
• Simply move your script to the Script folder.
• Save the updated file and test it.
Note: Whatever you do, DO NOT tamper with the index.php file

Task 2 || How To Test Your Script

• After building the script.
• Open Xampp on your computer, and start Apache.
• On linux check if apache is running with sudo service apache2 status if not start apache.
• Simply copy and paste this on the browser http://localhost/HNG/HNGi7_Titans_Task2/
• Scan through the output to confirm your script passed
• Append index.php?json to the above url if you do not see a detailed results page.
• Commit and push the changes if the script passed the test.
Note: Whatever you do, do not tamper with the index.php file

Task 2 || How To Commit Your Changes

• After testing the script.
• Open the on the repository folder(This should look like this @DESKTOP-P7FH7QG MINGW64 /c/xampp/htdocs/HNG/HNGi7_Titans_Task2 (master)$ || root@user:/var/www/html/HNG/HNGi7_Titans_Task2$ on linux)
• Kindly, watch any of these YouTube Videos below
• Learning with HNG
• Free Code Camp
• Always confirm your commits on the github repository in your github account.
Note: Whatever you do, do not tamper with the index.php file

Inform the Team Leads of your commits and wait...