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.)
  • Create a folder with HNG in the htdocs 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 furher 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 copy the sample statement below and edit the with your credentials.
  • print("Hello World, this is with HNGi7 ID and email using python for stage 2 task");
  • 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 copy the sample statement below and edit the with your credentials.
  • console.log("Hello World, this is with HNGi7 ID and email using javascript for stage 2 task");
  • 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 copy the sample statement below and edit the with your credentials.
  • echo("Hello World, this is with HNGi7 ID and email using php for stage 2 task");
  • 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.
  • Simply copy and paste this on the browser http://localhost/hng/HNGi7_Titans_Task2/
  • Scan through the output to confirm your script passed
  • 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) $)
  • 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...