1. SEEM4570 Tutorial 1:Software Installation
XAMPP + Cordova + Android SDK + Xcode SDK
Cao Yuewen

2. XAMPP Installation
Download from
Windows version(windows 7 64 bit) will been shown
Similar steps for Linux and OS X
A 32 bit build will run fine on 64 bit Windows. Php and Apache don't have official supported 64 bit Windows builds, only MySql out of the three does, hence no 64 bit bundle.

3. XAMPP Installation Recommended path: D:\ or C:\
you’d better install it on root directory of D or C disk, otherwise you will need to change lots of working path afterwards. It’s troublesome.

4. XAMPP Installation
If you get this page, you have install xampp successfully

5. Cordova Installation 4 Steps : Install node.js Install jdk Install ant
Install cordova

6. Cordova Installation - Install node.js
Download node.js
Get node-v x64.msi

7. Cordova Installation - Install node.js
This shows node.js installed successfully

8. Cordova Installation - Install jdk
Download java
Get jdk-8u144-windows-x64.exe

9. Cordova Installation - Install jdk
Configure environment variables
(D:\softwareData\)java\jdk1.8.0_144\bin
(D:\softwareData\)java\jre1.8.0_144\bin

10. Cordova Installation - Install jdk
This shows jdk installed successfully

11. Cordova Installation - Install ant
Download ant
Get apache-ant bin.zip
Unzip this .zip file to a specified folder like D:\apache-ant
Configure environment variables D:\apache-ant \bin
Copy tools.jar from (D:\softwareData)\java\jdk1.8.0_144\lib to (D:\softwareData)\java\jre1.8.0_144\lib
This shows ant installed successfully

12. Cordova Installation - Install cordova
Type “npm install –g cordova” at a command prompt
If you get this, installment is successful
If you get “’cordova’” is not recognized as an internal or external command’ after typing above command statement, check your environment path. There should be one named “(c:\users\YourUserName)\AppData\Roaming\npm\”. It should be added automatically when installing node.js. If there isn’t one, add it.

13. Android SDK Installation
3 Steps for windows :
Install jdk
Install eclipse
Install android sdk
For Mac:
Refer to

14. Android SDK Installation- Install eclipse
Download android sdk
Unzip this .zip file to a specified folder and get eclipse file

15. Android SDK Installation- Install android sdk
Get android-studio-bundle windows.exe
It takes about 30 minutes for setup
Follow the setup wizard

16. Xcode SDK Installation
2 Steps :
Install Mac OSX virtual machine on Vmware or VirtualBox
Install Xcode

17. Xcode SDK Installation- Install OSX
Download and install VirtualBox
Download MacOS Sierra (5.3GB)
Make sure your computer internet connected when you download the package. Take your time

18. Xcode SDK Installation- Install OSX
Create new Virtual Machine
Configure system settings

19. Xcode SDK Installation- Install OSX
Close virtualbox and type these in command line:
cd "D:\softwareData\VirtualBox"
VBoxManage.exe modifyvm "macOS Sierra" --cpuidset e e3fd bfebfbff
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS Sierra" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct" "iMac11,3"
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS Sierra" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion" "1.0"
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS Sierra" "VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct" "Iloveapple"
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS Sierra" "VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/DeviceKey" "ourhardworkbythesewordsguardedpleasedontsteal(c)AppleComputerInc"
VBoxManage setextradata "macOS Sierra" "VBoxInternal/Devices/smc/0/Config/GetKeyFromRealSMC" 1
Same as your virtual machine name

20. Xcode SDK Installation- Install OSX
Open virtualbox and click “start”
Some code will be loaded. It takes about 1 minute
Then run your virtual machine
Follow the configuration wizard. You will set the language, district, time and so on. It may take some time to response to your input. So you may see your computer is stuck. It’s ok. Please be patient.

21. Xcode SDK Installation- Install Xcode
Open App store and download Xcode
Install Xcode components and modify system settings
Since the virtual machine is ready, what we need to do next is to open app store and download xcode.