These all require configuring the server.
First, you must ensure that you have downloaded and started a web server. Regardless of whether it is asp or php, there must be one.
Define the Dreamweaver site
After you configure the system for developing Web applications, define the Dreamweaver site for managing your files.
Defining local folders
You can define Dreamweaver local folders for each new Web application you create. The local folder is the folder on
your hard drive
where you store working copies of your site files.Defining local folders also enables you to manage
files and transfer files to and from the Web server with the click of a button.
To define a Dreamweaver local folder:
1 Create a folder on your local hard drive to store working copies of your files.
It's a good idea to create subfolders to store image files and other resources.
2 In Dreamweaver, select Sites > Manage Sites, click the New
button in the Manage Sites dialog box, and then select Site from the context menu.
The Site Definition dialog box appears.
3 If the wizard appears, click Advanced, and then select Local Information from the Category list (it should be the default
option).
4. In the Site Name text box, enter a descriptive name for the Dreamweaver site.
5. In the Local Root Folder text box, specify the folder you created in step 1.
You can enter a path or click the folder icon to browse to and select the folder.
6 You can complete other options in the Local Information category as needed (they are not
required for the site to work).
For more information about these options, click the Help button in this dialog box.
Leave the Site Definition dialog box open. Next you must specify the remote folder.
Defining remote folders
After you define local folders, you can define remote folders for your Dreamweaver site. A remote folder is a folder that you create on the Web server for your Web
application
.If the folder you define in "Define Local Folder" can double as the root
folder
of your Web application , you do not need to define a remote folder.(This means that the Web server is running on your local computer
.
To define a Dreamweaver remote folder:
1 If the Site Definition dialog box is not open, open the Site Definition dialog box by Select Sites >
Manage Sites, select your site from the list in the Manage Sites dialog box, and click Edit.
2 If the wizard appears, click Advanced
.
, and then select Remote Messaging from the Category list.
The Remote Messaging dialog box appears.
3 In the Access pop-up menu, select one of the following options: Local/Network, FTP, or RDS.
Depending on your Make this selection and Dreamweaver will know how you want to transfer files between the local folder and the remote folder.
Note: To use RDS, the remote folder must be on the computer running ColdFusion.
You can also select SourceSafe Database. Send files into a SourceSafe application. (Developers
use SourceSafe for file versioning. If you select this option, you need to define separate folders.
4 After selecting the access method, set the appropriate access options as needed.
About For more information about these options, click the Help button in this dialog box.
Leave the Site Definition dialog box open. You next need to define the folder
where dynamic pages can be processed
.Pages
When you define a remote folder in Dreamweaver, specify the folder
in
which Dreamweaver can process dynamic content and connect to the database as you work.Typically, you specify the root that is created on the Web server. folder "Create the root
folder for the application"), since this server may also be running an application server that can handle dynamic pages.
Note: The root folder can be local or remote, depending on what your web server is doing. Where to run.
To specify where Dreamweaver can process dynamic pages:
1 If the Site Definition dialog box is not open, open the Site Definition dialog box by selecting Site >
Manage Site , select your site from the list in the Manage Sites dialog box, and click Edit.
2 If the wizard appears, click Advanced and click
Edit from the Categories list.
Select Test Server.
The Test Server dialog box appears. Dreamweaver requires the service of a test server to generate and display dynamic content as you work
. The test server can be a local computer, a development server, or
a
production server.The test server can handle the type of dynamic pages you plan to develop, so it doesn't matter which one you choose.
3 Complete the dialog box settings and click OK.
For more information, click the Help button in the dialog box.