a half and hour crash-course

1. Facebook user account

2. The Developer application

3. The Facebook library

4. A web server accesible from the Internet

http://www.facebook.com/developers

http://developers.facebook.com/resources.php

Many PHP free hosting servicesFor this course we will use:

http://chi08.freehostia.comSign up at:

http://cp.freehostia.com/members/

User: xavochPass: 6953160

1. Obtaining the application keys

2. Configure the application

3. Create your code

4. Publishing and testing your application

Field ValueCallback URL http://www.yoursite.com/

yourapplication Canvas Page URL yourapplicationCan your Applications be added on Facebook?

Yes

Who can add your application to their Facebook account?

Mark Users

Post-Add URL http://apps.facebook.com/yourapplication

Developer Mode YesSide Nav URL http://apps.facebook.com/

yourapplication Private Installation Yes

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

Go to: http://cp.freehostia.com/members/ User: xavoch Pass: 6953160

Go to the File MangerLook for your directoryUpload the config and index files

Add your application to your own profile

1. Check Facebook API (and language library)

http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/API2. Check FBML

http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/FBML3. 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