Install The Flex Server On Your Computer - MACROMEDIA FLEX-FLEX BUILDER Tutorial

Install the Flex server on your computer

This part of the tutorial describes how to set up the Developer edition of Flex on the same
computer as Flex Builder. To compile and run MXML and ActionScript files, you need access to
a Flex server.
The setup described in this part of the tutorial is only one of many possible configurations. You
can also install Flex on a remote server running a different J2EE server and access it through a
network or using FTP. If you don't select the integrated JRun4/Flex install option, make sure you
deploy the samples .war file. For more information, see the Flex installation guide on the
Macromedia website at www.macromedia.com/go/flex_install/.
The Developer edition is for noncommercial use for developing and testing Flex applications. It is
not licensed for deployment. After 60 days, it will support requests from only five IP addresses
(plus localhost), but you can still use it for development and testing as long as you want. The
software does not expire.
Copy the Windows version of the Flex installer from the Macromedia Flex CD.
1.
In Windows, double-click the Flex installer file, flex-10-win.exe.
2.
The install wizard appears:
Follow the onscreen instructions.
3.
When prompted for a serial number, leave the text box blank.
4.
You don't need to enter a serial number for the Developer edition. The Flex server works for 60
days as a trial edition; after that, it becomes a Developer edition.
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