Installing standalone Jaxer

Getting a standalone instance of Jaxer up and running is easy. To install and run Jaxer, simply download and extract the zip file, then run the included .bat file.

You can run the Jaxer installation from any location, and you can remove the installation by simply deleting the folder where you extracted the installation package.

1. Download the Jaxer_package_withApache.zip file from the Jaxer download page.
2. Unzip the download to the folder where you want to install Jaxer. (The top level folder in the zip file is named Aptana Jaxer.) The contents should look like the image below.

   

3. Open the Aptana Jaxer folder and double-click the StartServers.bat file to start the Apache webserver, JaxerManager, and Jaxer servers (shown in the console screen below).

   

4. In your web browser, go to the URL for the Jaxer start page: http://localhost:8081/aptana/

   The start page should look like the following screen capture:

   

Validating your Jaxer installation

To validate that Jaxer is correctly installed installed on your system, click the Server Diagnostics link in the sidebar to run the diagnostics application. If everything is correctly installed and configured, your the page should look like the one below:

To test additional areas of your configuration, follow the instructions on the Diagnostics page:

• Click the Components Diagnostics link to run the components tests.
• Click the jQuery Compantibility link to check that jQuery is configured correctly.

Review The Installed Content

Click the Samples and Tools link in the sidebar to view our bundled sample applications. The source code for the sample applications is shipped with the system and is located in the Aptana Jaxer/jaxer/aptana folder. Use these examples to learn how to put together your own Jaxer applications.

Adding Content

The first time that you run Jaxer, it will create several required folders under Aptana Jaxer (shown below).

Any content that you place in Aptana Jaxer/public will appear from the root of the web server. For example, if you create a folder called test, the URL for that folder will be http://localhost:8081/test.

Troubleshooting.

This section gives tips for common troubleshooting issues.

Port not available.

If you try to start the Jaxer package when there is already an application or another instance of Apache running on port 8081, you will see error messages similar to the following.

You can change the port that Apache is listening on by editing the 'JAXER_APACHE_PORT' Environment variable in the StartServers.bat file to the port you want to use.

Frequently Asked Questions

For additional answers and information, see our FAQ page.