Using MAMP
Similar to WAMP, MAMP stands for you guessed it Mac, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Mac users will head on over to http mamp.info and download the free version of the server. Once you download and unpack the ZIP and launch the .dmg file, it's a pretty straightforward process for copying the MAMP folder to your Applications folder and launching the app. Again, like WAMP, MAMP from the start page offers you an easy way to launch phpMyAdmin. phpMyAdmin will allow you to easily create a database and...
Understanding the jQuery wrapper
As we move through this title, you'll hear and learn a lot more about the jQuery object, also called the wrapper or wrapper set, which probably makes the most sense, as it's a set of elements you've selected to work with. But as it's essential to how jQuery works, we'll do a quick introduction now. To fully understand the wrapper, let's back up a bit outside of jQuery. Ultimately, it all starts with your browser. Your browser has a JavaScript engine and a CSS engine. The browser can load, read,...
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started WordPress and jQuery_7 Core fundamentals you need to know 8 JavaScript and AJAX techniques 10 Not essential, but helpful Image editor 18 jQuery background and essentials 19 What jQuery does really well 19 How we got here From JavaScript to jQuery 20 Once upon a time, there was JavaScript 21 Why jQuery is simpler than JavaScript 22 Understanding the jQuery wrapper 23 Downloading from the jQuery site 26 Including the jQuery library 29 WordPress background and essentials...