Amazon Simple Queue Service
Getting Started Guide (API Version 2011-10-01)
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Getting the Tools You Need

If you want to use the sample code that goes with this guide, you must either install the programming tools listed in this section, or you must use the scratchpad we provide for this tutorial..

[Note]Note

The Amazon SQS scratchpad is a simple HTML and JavaScript application. If you want to use the scratchpad, skip directly to Preparing the Samples and follow the instructions there to set up and use the scratchpad.

[Tip]Tip

In the HTML version of this document, you can hide the sections of this guide that don't apply to the programming language you are using. There is a language selection menu in the upper-right corner of pages with language-specific text. Select your language to hide all others, or select All to show the examples in all available languages.

Turning on language filter

Your selection applies to all of the pages in this guide.

Java

To use the Java sample code, you must have the following tool:

Perl

To use the Perl sample code, you must have the following tools:

  • Perl 5.6.0 or newer (for more information, go to http://perl.org)

  • The Digest::SHA1, Bundle::LWP, and XML::Simple modules (to download these, go to the CPAN web site)

To install the required modules

  • Run the following commands.

    perl -MDigest::SHA1 -e 1
    perl -MBundle::LWP -e 1
    perl -MXML::Simple -e 1

PHP5

To use the PHP sample code, you must have the following tool: