Facebook Application Crash Course

Slide 1: a half and hour crash-course

Slide 2: 1. Facebook user account 3. The Developer application 5. The Facebook library 7. A web server accesible from the Internet

Slide 3:  http://www.facebook.com/developers

Slide 4:  http://developers.facebook.com/resources.php

Slide 5:  Many PHP free hosting services  For this course we will use: http://chi08.freehostia.com  Sign up at: http://cp.freehostia.com/members/  User: xavoch  Pass: 6953160

Slide 6: 1. Obtaining the application keys 3. Configure the application 5. Create your code 7. Publishing and testing your application

Slide 11: Field Value Callback URL http://www.yoursite.com/yourapplication Canvas Page URL yourapplication Can your Applications be Yes added on Facebook? Who can add your application Mark Users to their Facebook account? Post-Add URL http://apps.facebook.com/yourapplication Developer Mode Yes Side Nav URL http://apps.facebook.com/yourapplication Private Installation Yes

Slide 12:  Config file  Connection to Facebook  Index file  Page to show the birthday of your friends  The sample code with the library can be downloaded from:  http://chi08.freehostia.com/helloWorld.zip

Slide 16:  Go to:  http://cp.freehostia.com/members/  User: xavoch  Pass: 6953160  Go to the File Manger  Look for your directory  Upload the config and index files

Slide 17:  Add your application to your own profile

Slide 19: 1. Check Facebook API (and language library)  http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/API 2. Check FBML  http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FBML 3. Learn how integrate your application with other sections of FB  http://developers.facebook.com/anatomy.php 4. Review demo applications  http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Demos