What you need for this book

The web browsers recommended for use are as follows:

• Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome
• Firefox: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
• Firefox for developers: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/

These browsers come in handy because they come with debugging tools for easy development.

For a web server with PHP support, use this:

• Xampp: https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html

For the database, use the following:

• MySQL: http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ (this also comes bundled in Xampp)

For Sencha Cmd and the required tools, use these:

• Sencha Cmd: http://www.sencha.com/products/sencha-cmd/download
• Ruby 1.8 or 1.9: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/
• Sass: http://sass-lang.com/
• Compass: http://compass-style.org/
• Java RTE (version 1.7.0): http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-se-jre-7-download-432155.html
• Apache ANT: http://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi
• Ext JS (of course): http://www.sencha.com/products/extjs/

We will use Ext JS 5.1.1 in this book.