What you need for this book
In order to successfully run all the examples provided in this book, you will need either your own web server or a third-party web hosting solution. The high-level technology stack includes PHP, Apache/Nginx, and MySQL. The Magento 2 Community Edition platform itself comes with a detailed list of system requirements that can be found at http://devdocs.magento.com/guides/v2.0/install-gde/system-requirements.html. The actual environment setup is explained in Chapter 2, Managing the Environment.
