php question(s)

[Nic]

I just downloaded xxamp-win which installs Apache, MySQL and PHP.
How do I connect this to DWMX? Is there a good informational source or book
that covers DWMX and PHP?

Thanks

[David Powers]

Nic wrote:

> I just downloaded xxamp-win which installs Apache, MySQL and PHP.
> How do I connect this to DWMX? Is there a good informational source or book
> that covers DWMX and PHP?

Yes: "PHP Web Development with Dreamweaver MX 2004" (which I co-authored
- see the link in my sig). I've never used XAMMP, and the book doesn't
offer any support for XAMMP itself, but if you have got PHP/MySQL up and
running successfully, it should get you more than well on the way.

--
David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
Co-author "PHP Web Development with DW MX 2004" (Apress)
[url]http://computerbookshelf.com[/url]

[Nic]

Hi David,
I have DWMX not MX2004. Is this still an option?
"David Powers" <dp@example.com> wrote in message
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> Nic wrote:

> > I just downloaded xxamp-win which installs Apache, MySQL and PHP.
> > How do I connect this to DWMX? Is there a good informational source or

book

> > that covers DWMX and PHP?

>
> Yes: "PHP Web Development with Dreamweaver MX 2004" (which I co-authored
> - see the link in my sig). I've never used XAMMP, and the book doesn't
> offer any support for XAMMP itself, but if you have got PHP/MySQL up and
> running successfully, it should get you more than well on the way.
>
> --
> David Powers
> Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
> Co-author "PHP Web Development with DW MX 2004" (Apress)
> [url]http://computerbookshelf.com[/url]

[David Powers]

Nic wrote:

> Hi David,
> I have DWMX not MX2004. Is this still an option?

Yes, but with qualifications. I have not personally tested the code in
MX, although I know quite a few people have used the book successfully
with MX. The other qualification is that MX doesn't have all the server
behaviors that MX 2004 does. The only one that the book uses, which is
missing from MX is User Authentication.

I think you would still get a heck of a lot out of the book with MX -
mainly because the book goes beyond the built-in behaviors and teaches a
lot of hand-coding, too.

--
David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
Co-author "PHP Web Development with DW MX 2004" (Apress)
[url]http://computerbookshelf.com[/url]

[Nic]

I called B&N (they are next door) I am going to get a americano buy it now.
Thanks,
Nick

"David Powers" <dp@example.com> wrote in message
news:d2fbmk$chp$2@forums.macromedia.com...

> Nic wrote:

> > Hi David,
> > I have DWMX not MX2004. Is this still an option?

>
> Yes, but with qualifications. I have not personally tested the code in
> MX, although I know quite a few people have used the book successfully
> with MX. The other qualification is that MX doesn't have all the server
> behaviors that MX 2004 does. The only one that the book uses, which is
> missing from MX is User Authentication.
>
> I think you would still get a heck of a lot out of the book with MX -
> mainly because the book goes beyond the built-in behaviors and teaches a
> lot of hand-coding, too.
>
> --
> David Powers
> Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
> Co-author "PHP Web Development with DW MX 2004" (Apress)
> [url]http://computerbookshelf.com[/url]

[David Powers]

Nic wrote:

> I called B&N (they are next door) I am going to get a americano buy it now.

Great. I hope you find it of use. If you run into problems, Apress (the
publisher) has a forum at forums.apress.com. There's more chance of me
seeing something directly related to the book there than in here,
although I frequent both forums.

--
David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
Co-author "PHP Web Development with DW MX 2004" (Apress)
[url]http://computerbookshelf.com[/url]

[Alexandro Colorado]

On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:24:56 -0600, Nic <innnn@2ndrfden.net> wrote:

> I just downloaded xxamp-win which installs Apache, MySQL and PHP.
> How do I connect this to DWMX? Is there a good informational source or
> book
> that covers DWMX and PHP?
>
> Thanks
>
>

Hi Nic, XAMPP is a great tool, and you dont really connect it to
Dreamweaver, you don't have to either :)
You just need to install Xampp and watch where is your server folder, this
can be named usually www.

So you need to configure a site in dreamweaver with PHP support and point
2 locations, one is the local location, and the other is the testing and
remote server, this last 2 can be on the same www folder location.

Everything that you have in php running within that folder will get
interprate. To access the rendered PHP you need to open a browser and put
localhost/yourfile.php.

A good information is here:
[url]http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/dreamweaver/articles/php_videos.html[/url]

--
Alexandro Colorado
------------------------------
Support Engineer
InterAKT Online
[url]http://www.interaktonline.com[/url]
Tel: 40(21) 312.5312

[Nic]

Thanks David and Alexandro.
I bought the book. Looks great. And fun!
I have a question? When I try to set up a site in MX, it keeps saying DW has
found a Cold fusion server on this system.
Even though i select PHP/MYSQL, when the site opens, it is showing CF and
asking for RDS login for
Cold Fusion Server.
Can you give advise on this?

Thanks,
Nick


"Alexandro Colorado" <acolorado@interaktonline.com> wrote in message
news:opsohv8evzrohbc4@acolorado...

> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:24:56 -0600, Nic <innnn@2ndrfden.net> wrote:
>

> > I just downloaded xxamp-win which installs Apache, MySQL and PHP.
> > How do I connect this to DWMX? Is there a good informational source or
> > book
> > that covers DWMX and PHP?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >

>
> Hi Nic, XAMPP is a great tool, and you dont really connect it to
> Dreamweaver, you don't have to either :)
> You just need to install Xampp and watch where is your server folder, this
> can be named usually www.
>
> So you need to configure a site in dreamweaver with PHP support and point
> 2 locations, one is the local location, and the other is the testing and
> remote server, this last 2 can be on the same www folder location.
>
> Everything that you have in php running within that folder will get
> interprate. To access the rendered PHP you need to open a browser and put
> localhost/yourfile.php.
>
> A good information is here:
> [url]http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/dreamweaver/articles/php_videos.html[/url]
>
> --
> Alexandro Colorado
> ------------------------------
> Support Engineer
> InterAKT Online
> [url]http://www.interaktonline.com[/url]
> Tel: 40(21) 312.5312

[David Powers]

Nic wrote:

> I bought the book. Looks great. And fun!

Thanks, hope the fun keeps coming.

> Even though i select PHP/MYSQL, when the site opens, it is showing CF and
> asking for RDS login for
> Cold Fusion Server.

I no longer run CF on my computer, but came across a similar problem on
a previous setup. Everything should be OK if you open the Advanced tab
of site definition, and check PHP/MySQL as your testing server.

--
David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
Co-author "PHP Web Development with DW MX 2004" (Apress)
[url]http://computerbookshelf.com[/url]