Dreamweaver MX PHP resources?

f8ball · 02-06-2003, 04:08 PM

I started working with PHP almost a year ago using DWMX. Both are great. My only problem is finding the right resources. It seems as though most DWMX/PHP help files are written by people who do everything by hand ... basically w/o using DWMX's built in functions. (mainly connecting to the db).

I've bought a few books about DWMX/PHP but it's all the same. Everything I want to know, without enough details about the integration of the two. If anyone can point me in the right direction of a book/site the fully explains the integration of the two I'd greatly appreciate it.

haironfire · 02-07-2003, 12:17 AM

There are more books published every day on this. Maybe it would help if you listed the books you have and don't like, then others can contribute their favorites.

Also, check out the Macromedia design center at
http://www.macromedia.com/desdev/mx/dreamweaver/

They have several nice tutorials and video training features. Helped me a lot as a beginner.

autocolismo · 02-07-2003, 02:16 PM

in this forum there are several posts that helps people to understand a litle of php and mysql, you just have to know what you're looking for and then make a search in theese forum's or put the question

vaska · 02-08-2003, 08:03 AM

just learn some php stuff...seriously...it's not very hard, you just need to work at it...and i'm pretty sure that hard coding php is much faster than anything dreamweaver can do for you...jv

ishbo · 02-23-2003, 01:16 PM

Dreamweaver always messes with my code. I would suggest building the page in dreamweaver, hard-coding the php else where, and then use a program that does not like to mess with code to put it together.

gtibok · 03-03-2003, 06:07 PM

You can tell DW not to edit (modify) php source so it will not mess up you code. Anyway the point it's right. I'ts more easy to build HTML with Dreamweaver and php with text editors (I use edxor). It takes more time to learn DW extensions than to learn PHP from scratch.

CJ@G3 · 03-05-2003, 11:00 AM

DWMX only aids your manual coding. i suggest you code manually, not depend on any other built-in functions. unlike html, php is a complex language, which isn't as easy to predict and use functions for; they are not versitile enough.

mwichmann4 · 03-28-2003, 08:03 PM

I know the same feeling. It is funny that you have been programming for a year too. Goto glasshaus publisher they have great books on the subject you are looking for.