Dreamweaver MX - PHP - MySQL Tutorial

Follow this visual tutorial to set up Dreamweaver MX to connect to your MySQL database using PHP.

This example uses the new Dreamweaver MX (DWMX) workspace layout and not the old Dreamweaver 4 layout.

To change your program workspace layout to look like the new layout, choose from the menus at the top of Dreaweaver: <Edit>, <Preferences>, the "General" tab, and then "Change Workspace..." button.

Warning: This page is big

This page takes a while to load, particularly if you have a dial-up modem. Sorry about that, but I wanted large, clear screenshots of each step and this means large picture files. However, once it is loaded you will have a step-by-step walk-through with big, clear screenshots.

Part I: Set up your connections (right here)
Part II: Create an input form - for inputting data into a table in a database from a web form.
Part III: Create a report - get data from your tables and display the data on a web page.

Part I: Set up all the connections

In this first part, you will set up your connections so that DWMX can connect to MySQL. IMPORTANT: You must have already set up your MySQL database and have at least one table set up in it. If you have not done so, set one up now and then come back here to continue.

Part I: Set up your connections (right here)
Part II: Create an input form - for inputting data into a table in a database from a web form.
Part III: Create a report - get data from your tables and display the data on a web page.

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This tutorial produced by Paul Kurucz, E-Commerce Program Development Team Chair and Faculty, Dubai Men's College, The Higher Colleges ofTechnology, Dubai, UAE. Produced November, 2002. Server system used to host the Program's sites is a Compaq ML530, 2x 2.4ghz Xeon processors, 4gb RAM, 500gb - 7 HD RAID system running Red Hat Linux 7.3, Windows Hosting Manager / CPanel 5 (Awesome hosting management software - highly recommended!), Apache, PHP, MySQL, etc. Screenshots in this tutorial created with Snag-it, a super little tool for screen captures and annotations of captures.