Dreamweaver MX with mySQL & PHP

macluv

I've just installed PHP and mySQL onto OS X. I want to use my Mac as a test site rather than depend upon my remote server for PHP/mySQL.



How can I setup Dreamweaver to recognize mySQL and PHP now that it's installed? I'm having difficulty finding any easy to follow instructions. Any help would be appreciated.



Thanks in advance.



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mount_my_floppy

Create a new site under the site drop down menu. Server model: PHP mysql

Access: local/network

Testing folder: Where ever you site is

Site URL: 127.0.0.1/~witchEverUserSiteFolderYourUsingIfAny

Any question just IM me on AIM and I`ll walk you through it. My aim name is Jihadjoevsjesus

macluv

[quote]Originally posted by Mount_my_floppy:

<strong>Create a new site under the site drop down menu. Server model: PHP mysql

Access: local/network

Testing folder: Where ever you site is

Site URL: 127.0.0.1/~witchEverUserSiteFolderYourUsingIfAny

Any question just IM me on AIM and I`ll walk you through it. My aim name is Jihadjoevsjesus</strong><hr></blockquote>



Hey thanks very much... I might take you up on that if I have problems.

the pie man

My suggestion is to ditch the automatic PHP&lt;-&gt;MySQL functionality (at least auto code generation).



It works (I screwed with it at first when DW MX came out) but it leaves you with no ability to customize any of the code.



I personally suggest either writing your own functions/classes and reusing those, or finding some on the net. If you seperate your code from layout properly, you can still use DW to lay things out.



That sounds a bit geek snob there, but that was just my experience - the PHP seemed a bit bloated and if I needed something else I then had to go in and hack up their generated code. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />