Guest Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 I just got dreamweaver and ive been trying to find how to set it up with osCommerce so you can preview your work without having to upload it. Can someone help me with this ive been trying to figure this out for some time now. Thanks Alot Guys and Gals!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalseDawn Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 DreamWeaver is not a webserver - you will need to install apache, mysql and php to preview your site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy James Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 I use dreamweaver to edit my pages but you do need several other things, to view the site on your computer. if you have windows you can use easyphp found at easyphp.org and there is xamp? I think that is the name of it, from what i have heard it is pretty much the same thing. Not sure if they work on other systems or not... i only know my windows. lol Wendy James Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 I know dreamweaver is not a webserver but there was suppose to be something you chould do with it to edit your pages in design mode. Anyone know how to do this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy James Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 maybe.... click design mode? Wendy James Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalseDawn Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 The design mode is pretty much useless for dynamically generated HTML sections - they just appear as blocks with "php" in it. If you only want to preview static HTML pages, then just open them in a browser window... As I said, the only way to preview your site is to set up the proper environment for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Vger Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Please don't use the Dreamweaver FTP client to upload files to your website, it is generally known to be 'unstable'. There are known issues with it - for instance, uploading local file pathways along with the file, uploads corrupted and file contents listed as 0 bytes. If you wish to install a local web server then I'd recommend (for ease of setting up and use) XAMPP, which can be found at http://www.apachefriends.org/en Vger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPug Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Yep, unfortunately dreamweaver is nigh on useless for editing purposes in this instance (trust me, i've spent weeks trying to configure it, tried dozens of work arounds but the design mode is simply a waste of time- you have to go back to code editing for oscommerce or get yourself a decent editor (i use bbedit). To make the installation of oscommerce work you will need:- 1 installation of apache 1 installation of mysql 1 enabling of php depending on your environment (windows/mac) it will differ as to the installation of these components, you just put the above ingredients into a large bowl and stir! you can install locally or remotely and then edit the appropriate files with a good code/text editor. unfortunately dreamweavers design veiw is practically useless in this instance (and it's usally the only tool i use). So time to pick up those coding books. If you want to change the look of the site, then brush up on your CSS because you'll need to edit the stylesheet.css file to make those changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nisray Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 I use dreamweaver to edit my pages but you do need several other things, to view the site on your computer. if you have windows you can use easyphp found at easyphp.org and there is xamp? I think that is the name of it, from what i have heard it is pretty much the same thing. Not sure if they work on other systems or not... i only know my windows. lol Hi Wendy. I notice you use Dreamweaver to edit your site. I am trying to use Dreamveaver MX to edit mine. But, I am having some problems setting up. Would you mind helping me, if I give you the details? John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granitestater Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Hi Wendy.I notice you use Dreamweaver to edit your site. I am trying to use Dreamveaver MX to edit mine. But, I am having some problems setting up. Would you mind helping me, if I give you the details? John. i use Dreamweaver MX to edit my site...you can use design preview, instead i upload the page then just open it live to test it out... be very careful when you open a file on the server, mine opens it from the local copy...so be sure to GET the file, then rename the file (i add the date to it, ie advanced_search_result_21JUN05.php)...then GET the file again, make your modifications, then PUT the file back...that's avoided any errors on my end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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