Setup checklists for PHP 

developers

To set up a web application, you must configure your system, define a 

Dreamweaver site, and connect to a database. This section provides 

checklists for each task. The tasks are described in more detail in the rest of 

the chapter.

Configure your system: 

1.

Make sure you have a web server.

2.

Install the PHP application server.

3.

Test your installation.

4.

Create a root folder. 

Define a Dreamweaver site:

1.

Copy the sample files to a folder on your hard disk.

2.

Define the folder as a Dreamweaver local folder.

3.

Define a web server folder as a Dreamweaver remote folder.

4.

Specify a folder to process dynamic pages.

5.

Upload the sample files to the web server.

Connect to the database:

1.

Create a sample MySQL database.

2.

Create the connection in Dreamweaver.

Configuring your system (PHP)

You must configure your system before you can run PHP pages on it. 

Specifically, you must make sure a web server and a PHP application server 

are installed and running on your system, and then you must create a root 

folder for your PHP files.

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