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--- development:player:web [2020/09/14 12:30] – The games must be in the subdirectory. There is no absolute path. ghabry
+++ development:player:web [2020/09/20 21:54] – recommend python server. improve ?game wording ghabry
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   * games/
-Note: if you want to try it locally you need a HTTP server, using ''file:'' protocol locally will not work, install Apache httpd server (or any other) on localhost instead.
+If you want to //try it locally// you need a HTTP server. Just opening the ''index.html'' in your browser will not work. If you don't have a local webserver the simplest way is installing Python and running ''python -m http.server''. Then open ''http://localhost:8000/'' in your browser and navigate to your directory.
 ==== Deploying a game on your server ====
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 Your games are expected in subdirectories of the ''games'' directory. The default game executed is the one in ''games/default''. You can create further games by just by putting them in subdirectories of the ''games'' directory.
-Now open the ''index.html'' file and your default game should start. To play a different game pass ''?game=folder_name'' to your index file.
+Now access the ''index.html'' file and your default game should start. To play a different game pass ''?game=folder_name'' as part of the URL (query string) to your index file.