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F.A.Q

by admin — last modified 2006-10-13 23:17

Welcome to F.A.Q section! We thank to everyone who have been asking us questions, that we included in this section. If you have additional questions that are not addressed here, please do not hesitate contacting us.

Q.  Shall I have my own server to upload application files, or I should upload them to your server?

A. No, you shall create a “zip” or “tar.gz”  from your source files. And than, upload them to server using framework’s upload manager.

Q.  How can I configure application database?

A.  You will have MySQL database in our server. You can login to database manager, using phpmyadmin integrated into Framework, and configure your database.

Q. How can I test my uploaded application?

A. When you upload it into server, you can “install” it using add/remove programs tool.

After that you can “run” your application from application’s list.

“Run” means that framework, will open a window with Ifreame in it. Iframe will link to your application.

 Q. What Software will be installed on server?

A. Server will be based on Fedora Core Operation System, you will have under your control the folowing software.

apache-tomcat-5.5.17

apache_1.3.37

mysql-5.0.24a

php-5.1.6

jdk-1_5_0_09

Q. Can I see other participant’s applications during the competition?

 A. No. But you can install them after competition, and give your ranking.

Q. Are there any sample tasks?

A. We Will provide simple task, one day before competition.

 Q. Is it allowed to use reusable codes from internet?

A. Yes.

Q. Should applications be Cross Browser compatible? if yes which browsers should be supported (IE 6,IE 7,Opera,Firefox,konqueror)?

A. This information will be provided in task description.

Q. What is the evalutaion criteria for the winner: e.g. source code quality; technical charateristics like speed, traffic use; design.

A. The design and technical characteristics will be important.  These
issues will be addressed in the task.  Public ranking and Jury evaluation will also count.

Q. How will the applications be tested automatically or manually?

A. Manually.

Q. What kind of SQL restrictions are set ?

A . Database is started in --safe-updates option so be carefull in your sql queries, and provide where option for every update,  and delete. For more details click here.

Q. When giving the task do you provide resources like images,templates etc.?

A. We will not provide resources, like images or templates.  You will be
open for creativity. 

Q. I cant connect to my database using host localhost ?

A. use 127.0.0.1:3306 instead of localhost, to connect mysql through tcp port instead of unix socket, which is not configured. 

Q. Is the task development duration time important or it doesn't matter?

A. In 24 Hours you must finish the task, no matter if you finish 5 hours or 1 hour.