Developing your personal Twitter web application in 60 minustes

Developing your personal Twitter web application in 60 minutesBy Mitesh Sanghvi (www.MiteshSanghvi.com)

WHAT DO WE GET BY DOING THIS?Let’s understand the application usage and benefits

Your Personal Twitter Client

Your Personal Branding

PREREQUISITESKnowledge Required / NOT Required

Prerequisites

Knowledge Required• Basic knowledge of OAuth (e.g. Login via Facebook

/ Twitter)• Basic knowledge of Web Uploading• Basic knowledge of various functions of Twitter

Knowledge NOT Required• No Knowledge of PHP or Java is required for the basic

setup. But basic knowledge will help you develop the web application better

PRE-DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTSThings to be ready with before developing the application

Pre-Development Requirements

• Domain and Web Space are required ( I have used Unlimited Web Hosting Linux-based package from BigRock )• Download and unzip the READY open source

code of Twitter Web Client ( I have used EMBR which is an extension of famous RABR client )• Download and Install a FTP application ( I use

open source application called FileZilla )

REGISTER YOUR APP WITH TWITTERRegister your application with Twitter to get Key & Secret

Step 01 – Visit Twitter Dev Site

Visit Twitter Developers Site and Click “Create an app” link

Step 02 – Register Your App

Fill the Registration Form, agree Terms and click ‘Create’

Step 03 – App Logo & Access

Next on Settings Page – Add App Logo and select ‘Read, Write and Access direct messages

Step 04 – Get App Key & Secret

Next on Details Page – Get the ‘Consumer Key’ and ‘Consumer Secret’

DEVELOPMENT STEPSTweak source code, add Twitter Key & Secret and Upload

Step 01 – Understand Code

Step 02 – Code Changes Req’d

Edit /lib/config.php fileYou need to change the config.php file present in the /lib subfolder of ‘embr’. You will have to add the ‘Consumer Key’, ‘Consumer Secret’ and ‘Callback URL’ of your application registered in Twitter (explained earlier)

Other Optional Changes• Replace big_logo.png and logo.png, favicon.ico files in /img

subfolder with your relevant logos/images• Edit header.php file in /inc to include Meta Tags for SEO• Edit footer.php file in /inc to include your credentials

Step 03 – Upload Your App

Use FileZilla to upload your application in the root directory of your hosting space allotted to you

Connect with mewww.MiteshSanghvi.com msanghviofindia@gmail.com0-95868-99599 Facebook.com/MiteshSpeaks

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