Course Development : Using a Text Editor

In order to show you just how easy developing LM-Light compatible courses can be, here's how to use a text editor such as Wordpad or Notepad to create a 3 page course that bookmarks each page, and that flags course completion to the LMS when the student views the third page.

Start by creating a folder/directory on your local PC.
Within the folder, create a document called index.html. Type in the following content:
```
<?php require "LM-Light.php"; ?>
<?php LMsetBookmark(); ?>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Page 1</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">

<p><a href="2.html">Go to Page 2</a>

<p>This is Page 1

</body>
</html>
```
This is the first page. Note that we've highlighted the code that's specific to LM-Light. You can find an explanation of what each of the tags means on [this page].

Within the folder, create a document called 2.html. Type in the following content:

<?php require "LM-Light.php"; ?>
<?php LMsetBookmark(); ?>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Page 2</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">

<p>
  <a href="index.html">Go Back to Page 1</a> | 
  <a href="3.html">Go to Page 3</a>

<p>This is Page 2

</body>
</html>

Within the folder, create a document called 3.html. Type in the following content:

<?php require "LM-Light.php"; ?>
<?php LMsetBookmark(); ?>
<?php LMsetCourseComplete(); ?>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Page 3</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">

<p><a href="2.html">Go Back to Page 2</a>

<p>This is Page 3 ... Course Completed

</body>
</html>

Finally, create a document called config.txt. This contains descriptive information that you want to pass on to the LMS administrator. Type in the following content:
```
title: This is the Course Title
author: My Name
version: 1.0 - April 25, 2025
width: 800
height: 600
description: This is My First Course!
```
You can find out more about the content of the configuration file on [this page].

The course structure should look like this:

The complete folder can be sent to the administrator of a Learning Managment System to be installed for students to access.

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