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Step 1: Before You Begin with Amazon DynamoDB
Before you can start with this exercise, you must sign up for the service and download one of the AWS SDKs. The following sections provide step-by-step instructions.
Sign up for the Service
To use Amazon DynamoDB, you need an AWS account. If you don't already have one, you'll be prompted to create one when you sign up. You're not charged for any AWS services that you sign up for unless you use them.
To sign up for Amazon DynamoDB
Go to http://aws.amazon.com, and then click Sign Up Now.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Part of the sign-up procedure involves receiving a phone call and entering a PIN using the phone keypad.
Download AWS SDK
To try the getting started, you must determine the programming language that you want to use and download the appropriate AWS SDK for your development platform.
This developer guide provides examples in Java, C#, and PHP.
Downloading the AWS SDK for Java
To test the Java examples in this developer guide, you need the AWS SDK for Java. You have the following download options:
If you are using Eclipse, you can download and install the AWS Toolkit for Eclipse using the update site
http://aws.amazon.com/eclipse/. For more information, go to AWS Toolkit for Eclipse.If you are using any other IDE to create your application, download the AWS SDK for Java.
Downloading the AWS SDK for .NET
To test the C# examples in this developer guide, you need the AWS SDK for .NET. You have the following download options:
If you are using Visual Studio, you can install both the AWS SDK for .NET and the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio. The toolkit provides AWS Explorer for Visual Studio and project templates that you can use for development . Go to http://aws.amazon.com/sdkfornet and click Download AWS .NET SDK. By default, the installation script installs both the AWS SDK and the AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio. To learn more about the toolkit, go to AWS Toolkit for Visual Studio User Guide.
If you are using any other IDE to create you application, you can use the same link provided in the preceding step and install only the AWS SDK for .NET.
Downloading the AWS SDK for PHP
To test the PHP examples in this developer guide, you need the AWS SDK for PHP. Go to http://aws.amazon.com/sdkforphp and follow the instructions on that page to download the AWS SDK for PHP.
