kshayne Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I'd like to be able to use Dreamweaver to design and code my site. I have connected to the database and can see all the tables as well as the files on my site (synch'ed up). The issue is that even with index.php I cannot see anything in the design section. The same goes for my other pages. I'm not sure what's missing. I have php and mysql on my local machine but do not see how bringing everything local would change the above situation. I'd really like to design a few changes but I'm stumped. Help! Thanks, Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥Vger Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Dreamweaver is absolutely hopeless for working with osCommerce - and whatever you do please don't use the Dreamweaver FTP Client to upload files or you'll end up in trouble with corrupted files. For FTP use either FileZilla (free) or WS FTP (30 day free trial). To work on osCommerce on your computer turn it into an Apache web server using XAMPP (http://www.apachefriends.org/en) - which is an all-in-one package which contains Apache, PHP 4 & 5, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, FileZilla etc. It is literally a 1-click install. Download the 'Installer' version. Vger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 The issue is that even with index.php I cannot see anything in the design section. The same goes for my other pages. I'm not sure what's missing. Its tough to understand when you first start to edit php pages in Dreamweaver. You have to remember that php is a scripting language that get parsed by the php engine prior to the page being displayed in the browser; therefore, you don't get the "what you see is what you get" feel in the design view. Really you just see where the php scripting is embedded. This is where learning how to work with php in 'code view' comes in. It takes time but you can get it. I have php and mysql on my local machine but do not see how bringing everything local would change the above situation. I'd really like to design a few changes but I'm stumped. I agree. You can do your testing right off your production box prior to the deployment of site. I setup my Dreamweaver sites by pointing my 'Testing Server' to the same settings as my 'Remote Info' settings. Works like a charm! Finally, I'm just starting my third oscommerce site using Dreamweaver, never had any file corruption problems. I'm running MX 2004. Good Luck, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 I agree with TimJordan, upgraded to Dreamweaver MX '04, I also agree with vger on the Dreamweaver FTP part, now I use CoreFTP (I haven't had any ftp problems with DW '04) but I prefer a pure ftp client). I'm interested in moving an active store from Miva Merchant to osCommerce, thanks to vger I checked out Xammpp (very interesting). I went with the Xampp XP installer, more convenient for me, but the actual store will reside on a linux box and SQL and osCommerce are automated installs. I also thought the Xampp would emulate an SSL cert, but I see the osCommerce admin is saying otherwise. Will I still be able to test the Linkpoint API contribution? *** New Installation osCommerce Configuration The configuration was successful! *** Now I've got xampp and oscommerce installed on an xp pro corp.sp2 box, but I'm getting errors from catalog: =============================== Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open(/tmp\sess_654957087093db42295f174ae1858a68, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in E:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\catalog\includes\functions\sessions.php on line 97 Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at E:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\catalog\includes\functions\sessions.php:97) in E:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\catalog\includes\functions\sessions.php on line 97 Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at E:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\catalog\includes\functions\sessions.php:97) in E:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\catalog\includes\functions\sessions.php on line 97 Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file: E:/Program Files/xampp/htdocs/catalog/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk - please set the right user permissions on this file. Warning Warning: The sessions directory does not exist: /tmp. Sessions will not work until this directory is created. =============================== Again, I know oscommerce will install without errors on the linux server, but for visual purposes I'd like to clear them up before I get started on the store itself. How do I remedy these errors? Thanks, Kallist0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonabc Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Give Homesite a whirl - it's the industry standard code editor. For working with HTML, Javascript, CSS and PHP it's an absolute must. It's a wonderful tool for developing OSC stores. Jason My Contributions: Paypal Payflow PRO | Rollover Category Images | Authorize.net Invoice Number Fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cDGo IT Consultancy Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Hi Kshayne, My guess is that your problem lies in the fact, that your viewing the file in the "design mode". And because all files in osc are php, you'll need to set DW to use the "code mode". You can find these two tabs just under the file name at the top of the page. I've been using DW in various versions for 5 years now to edit, udate and upload my shop (also the ones of my customers). I never had any problem with it what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 No, I'm using Xampp and osCommerce. When I load osCommerce in my web browser: http://localhost/catalog/ http://localhost/catalog/admin/ I see the errors above the webpage. The temp folder error seems simple enough, in what folder do I create the temp folder? The session error appears to be a file permision issue. This is the first time I've worked on a Windows box outside of Dreamweaver. Right clicking on the file isn't giving permision options. LOL I went from Win 3.0 geek to linux geek and forgot the way back. Thanks in advance Kallist0 Hi Kshayne, My guess is that your problem lies in the fact, that your viewing the file in the "design mode". And because all files in osc are php, you'll need to set DW to use the "code mode". You can find these two tabs just under the file name at the top of the page. I've been using DW in various versions for 5 years now to edit, udate and upload my shop (also the ones of my customers). I never had any problem with it what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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