Installation Steps

Reference to installation steps given below

Startup

web2py requires no installation.Just unzip the source file and execute the corresponding web2py file. The web2py file corresponding to various systems are:

• On Unix and Linux : run python web2py.py
• on OS X : open web2py.app
• On Windows(binary) : run web2py.exe
• On Windows(source) : run c:/Python/python.exe web2py.py

Follow the following steps to download the source file for mac

1. Go to link and click on for mac.
2. Go to the downloads folder and right click and open the wep2py file.
3. Below screen appears. Choose and enter the password and click on start server.
4. After the administrative password has been set,web2py starts up the browser at page: http://127.0.0.1:8000/
5. Click on adminisrative interface which directs to a login page. Enter the same admin password chosen at startup(step3) and click login.
6. After login, the browser is redirected to the site page.

The page contains all the istalled web2py applications and administrator can manage them.By default it comes with three applications:

• admin:Used to manage the applications present
• examples:Online documetation and replica of web2py official website
• welcome:Basic template for any web2py application also referred to as scaffolding application

You are all set to create your own applications and play with web2py:)!!!