MacOSTestWebApp

These 100 lines of code get you a website with server-side scripting and database capabilities.

Prerequisites on MacOS

None

Nothing needs to be installed on MacOS. We rely on

• SQLite3
• Python 2.7
• CGIHTTPServer

All provided out of the box on any MacOS platform.

Technologies used

• HTML
  • Maybe CSS later
• Javascript
  • Fetch API
• Python CGI library
• SQL queries to a SQLite3 database

Getting started

In the cgi-bin folder update the first line of each file with the right path to Python 2. Use which python command in the terminal. I will upload a Python 3 version later.

Warning

There are no web security features in any of these elements. Do not use this in a production environment or under an account that has access to any of you personal data. However, if you are using a public account this project requiring no additional installations may be exactly what you need.