Technical > Programming

The following languages and tools were used in the development of RigPi.

Programming Languages

The following languages are used in RSS. They are all free tools with widespread support on the Internet.

•CSS

•HTML5

•Bootstrap4

•PHP7

•JavaScript/jQuery

•AJAX

•MySQL/MariaDB

•TCP API for controlling RSS

•Python 3

Programming Tools

I used the following tools while developing RigPi. I have no relationship with the authors of any of these applications.

FileZilla

FileZilla is a free client program for ftp file transfers. It is available for most platforms including Windows and Mac OS X/macOS.

Here is the link for further information about FileZilla:

FileZilla

phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin is used for editing, modifying, and backing up MySQL databases. It is installed on RigPi. Access phpMyAdmin through a browser:

http://rigpi3.local/phpmyadmin

Username is root, password 7388. These must be changed if you open RigPi to the Internet.

Here is the link for further information about phpMyAdmin:

phpMyAdmin site

Coda

Available for the Mac and iOS mobile devices, Coda by Panic Inc. is a powerful text editor, previewer and file manager. It is a commercial product, not free.

Here is the link for further information about Coda:

Coda site

Perfect Widgets

A tool to create dynamic HTML5 gauges. Designed for Windows. It is a commercial product although there is a free personal/non-commercial version.

Here is the link for further information about Perfect Widgets:

Perfect Widgets site

Help+Manual

Help+Manual is a commercial program to write and publish Help files using Windows.

Here is the link for further information about Help+Manual:

Help+Manual site

Safari with Developer extensions

Developer tools, especially the JavaScript console, are provided with Safari.