Play Framework Installation

Installing Play Framework:

The following are the steps to install a play framework:

Step 1: In order to run Play framework , we need JAVA 6 or higher versions. To test in your system java is installed or not, use the following commands in your terminal or command prompt:
javac and java.

And also add the JAVA_HOME to the environment variable.

Note: Play Framework 2.4  recommended to use JAVA 8.

Step 2:  Download the latest Play framework( Activator) from the following site:
https://www.playframework.com/download

here i am downloaded Play 2.3.9 (activator)

Note: Instead of installing latest Activator use previous versions because may be there some issues in latest activator.

Step 3:  Extract the downloaded play framework and add it to the Class path:

Right Click on Computer --> Properties --> Advanced System Settings --> Advanced --> Click on Environment Variable --> select PATH and click on Edit. In Variable value append the extracted play framework location.

Step 4: Check the play framework installed properly or not using the following command in terminal or command prompt:

C:\Users\Ranga>activator help

Usage activator [options] [command]

Commands:
ui                 Start the Activator UI
new [name] [template-id]  Create a new project with [name] using template [template-id]
list-templates     Print all available template names
help               Print this message

Options:
-jvm-debug [port]  Turn on JVM debugging, open at the given port.  Defaults to 9999 if no port given.

Environment variables (read from context):
JAVA_OPTS          Environment variable, if unset uses ""
SBT_OPTS           Environment variable, if unset uses ""
ACTIVATOR_OPTS     Environment variable, if unset uses ""

Please note that in order for Activator to work you must have Java available on the classpath.
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Congratulations, you are successfully installed play framework in your system.

Happy Learning!