Dreamweaver/OS Admin

[Merritt]

Hi,

 

I am tackling this again to get my ecommerce store going.

 

I've been using the knowledgebase but am having a few editing problems.

 

I can start up the admin tool and upload files.

 

I downloaded the address http://atpcustomcase.com/Ecommerce/admin/

 

to change the OS .gif but suspect Its the wrong file.

 

#1 can I use dreamweaver to edit the code?

#2 what is the correct file to edit to change gif?

 

TIA, Merritt

[♥FWR Media]

Hi,

 

I am tackling this again to get my ecommerce store going.

 

I've been using the knowledgebase but am having a few editing problems.

 

I can start up the admin tool and upload files.

 

I downloaded the address http://atpcustomcase.com/Ecommerce/admin/

 

to change the OS .gif but suspect Its the wrong file.

 

#1 can I use dreamweaver to edit the code?

#2 what is the correct file to edit to change gif?

 

TIA, Merritt

 

Dreamweaver is notoriously useless for PHP files.

 

I'd suggest using a good free FTP client like FileZilla.

 

Also a good free PHP editor .. notepad++ is very popular.

[Merritt]

what about Front Page?

 

I used to use that but can't find the disk. I am very familiar with it will it work?

[♥FWR Media]

what about Front Page?

 

I used to use that but can't find the disk. I am very familiar with it will it work?

 

You'll get into big trouble if you don't use a decent editor and FTP client.

 

Also don't use the osC file manager and define languages in admin, in fact delete them as they A) don't work and B) are a security risk.

[MrPhil]

I agree with @FWR. A WYSIWYG web page builder is the last thing you want to subject a PHP application such as osC to. First, what you need for editing PHP is a text (flat file) editor, and web page builders are not designed to do that very well. They are built to lay out a static HTML page in a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get manner. It's very easy to get into the wrong "mode" and start entering PHP code as displayable text, or to otherwise mess up the file. Second, a builder tends to not do a straightforward upload of files to where you want them. You won't always have uploaded files end up where you thought they were going. You should learn to use a plain FTP client. Filezilla is very popular, although there are many other FTP clients you can use.

 

Avoid web page and web site builders such as Dreamweaver, FrontPage, Expression Web, Coffee Cup, Nvu, Page Mason, et al. Avoid word processors such as Publisher and Word. Find yourself a nice flat file text editor such as ViM or Notepad++, and become proficient at it. You'll be a lot happier and a lot more productive in the long run.

[jhande]

Well...

 

I haven't run into any problems using Dreamweaver in code view.

 

Plus I use Dreamweavers builtin FTP abilities.