To specify the folder to process dynamic pages:

1.

In the advanced Site Definition dialog box, click Testing Server in the 

Category list.

The Testing Server screen appears. Dreamweaver needs the services of a 

testing server to generate and display dynamic content while you work. 

The testing server can be your local computer, a development server, a 

staging server, or a production server, as long as it can process PHP 

pages. In many situations, including setting up for the Cafe Townsend 

site, you can use the same settings as the Remote Info category (see 

 Defining a remote folder  on page 313

) because they point to a server 

capable of processing PHP pages.

2.

Select PHP MySQL from the Server Model pop up menu.

3.

In the Access pop up menu, select the same method (Local/Network or 

FTP) you specified for accessing your remote folder.

Dreamweaver enters the settings you specified in the Remote Info 

category. Leave the settings unchanged.

4.

In the URL Prefix text box, enter the root URL you would enter in a 

web browser to request a page in your web application. 

To display live data in your pages while you work, Dreamweaver creates 

a temporary file, copies it to the website's root folder, and attempts to 

request it using the URL prefix. 

Dreamweaver makes a best guess at the URL prefix based on the 

information you provided in the Site Definition dialog box. However, 

the suggested URL prefix may be incorrect. Correct or enter a new 

URL prefix if the suggestion in Dreamweaver is incorrect. For more 

information, see  Setting the URL prefix  in Using Dreamweaver 

(Help > Using Dreamweaver).

TIP

For the PHP sample content in Windows, the prefix should be as 

The URL prefix 

follows:

should always 

URL Prefix: 

http://localhost/MySampleApps/

specify a directory, 

rather than a 

On the Macintosh, the prefix should be as follows:

particular page on 

URL Prefix: 

http://localhost/

~your_user_name

/MySampleApps/

the site. Also, be sure 

5.

to use the same 

Click OK to define the site and dismiss the Site Definition dialog box, 

capitalization you 

and then click Done to dismiss the Manage Sites dialog box.

used when you 

After specifying a folder to process dynamic pages, upload the sample files 

created the folder.

to the web server.

314 Setup for Sample PHP Site