Connecting apache as a testing server

For a long time I have been building static sites on
dreamweaver 8. Now I want to use apache as a testing server. I have
been advised to use WAMP as a single package for mysql, php5 and
apache.
However when I have re-set the site manager to include the
local server, will it mean i cannot use dreamweaver as an FTP to my
remote server? will it mean i test all the pages on the local
server and then at the end of the day- reset dreamweavers site
manager to point to the remote server (or conversely use a seperate
ftp)?
Does this make sense?
thanks for your help
boo27

Dooza wrote:
> Don't they do the same thing? Install and configure
Apache, MySQL and PHP?
I think they do. The main consideration is how invasive they
are.
Anything that alters Windows system folders or the registry
should be
treated with caution. AFAIK, XAMPP doesn't mess with either.
I don't
know about Wamp.
When I first started using PHP, there was a very popular
all-in-one
installer called Firepages. It worked very well, but it was
created by
just one guy. When he was no longer able to maintain it, a
lot of people
found it left behind things in the system folders that made
it more
difficult to install the standard versions. To be fair to the
developer,
he did provide a batch file that uninstalled things properly,
but a lot
of people were unaware of its existence.
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of
ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
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Regrads,
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want to use a web server, and it's blocking me
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Art wrote:
> You can connect to SQL server using ODBC in windows.
Yes, you can. However, Dreamweaver's PHP server behaviors
work only with
MySQL. To connect to any other database, you need to hand
code
everything yourself.
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
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ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
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Problem - I'm unable to connect to a PHP database. I'm
working right now with tutorials from the DW CS3 Bible by Lowery,
but haven't been able to connect at all. And I wasted weeks trying
the same thing with an ASP connection.
The error message I'm getting now is '405 Method not Allowed'
when working through the connection dialog. I thought PHP/MySQL was
supposed to be easier & better than ASP/Access?
In going through the site setup, instructions for setting up
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but there's no button to click. What am I missing?
Is there some kind of easy test script I can attempt, as with
asp? Problem there was that I could do the 'timetest' sample, but
nothing else.
I have gone through setting permissions and creating IUSR_my
computer name as a user - they seemd to work fine, but I still
can't connect.
Thanks anyone, and everyone - my first post regarding
connection problems was on 8/22 and I feel like I have gotten
nowhere.

Have you looked at this tutorial?
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setting_up_php.html
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"LReber" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Problem - I'm unable to connect to a PHP database. I'm
working right now
> with
> tutorials from the DW CS3 Bible by Lowery, but haven't
been able to
> connect at
> all. And I wasted weeks trying the same thing with an
ASP connection.
> The error message I'm getting now is '405 Method not
Allowed' when working
> through the connection dialog. I thought PHP/MySQL was
supposed to be
> easier &
> better than ASP/Access?
> In going through the site setup, instructions for
setting up the site's
> testing server say 'click test to verify the connection'
but there's no
> button
> to click. What am I missing?
> Is there some kind of easy test script I can attempt, as
with asp? Problem
> there was that I could do the 'timetest' sample, but
nothing else.
> I have gone through setting permissions and creating
IUSR_my computer name
> as
> a user - they seemd to work fine, but I still can't
connect.
> Thanks anyone, and everyone - my first post regarding
connection problems
> was
> on 8/22 and I feel like I have gotten nowhere.
>

Cannot and have never been able to connect to a testing server

Hello
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I posted my problem in an Adobe forum. I was told to enter a command in the administrator command because I am not an administrator (this made me scratch my head???). The following is what I was told to enter:
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This is what I ended up with and this is what I put in the administrators command prompt:
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Joe
<< Response was:
Hello,
I'm sorry to hear you are having issues.
From the information you have provided, it would appear that your issue is based somewhere in the user account permissions configuration on your PC.
I recommend taking the following steps to ensure your user account has administrative permissions:
Open your "Start" menu and right click on "Computer" (or "My Computer" depending on your version of Windows).
Select "Manage".
In the new window titled "Computer Management", select "Local Users and Groups" under "System Tools".
Select the folder labeled "Users" and find your user account in the right panel.
Right click on your user name and select "properties".
Select the "Member of" tab and verify that you see "Administrators."
If not, you can select "Add" and then type "Administrators" in the field labeled "Enter the object names to select".
Please update us with the results once you've followed these instructions and we can troubleshoot based on that further information.
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My response:
My response: I did what you asked and I am listed as an Administrator or do see Administrators there. Thank you for your response. Hopefully you can trouble shoot from what I have replied.
Again, this has been going on for so long. I would even bee willing to pay to have this problem cleared up. Again, thanks.
Joe

Perhaps one of the hits returned on a google search "setting up iis server" will help: https://www.google.com/search?q=setting+up+iis+server&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozil la:en-US:official&client=firefox-a.
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Chris

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mySQL, IIS 6...
Where should I download the correct version of mySQL because
I need to test my php scripts locally which has something to do
with database?
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MySQL Server - and this?
Username - where do I get one?
Password - where do I get one?
Database - gets an error saying "HTTP error code 404...
1) There is no testing server running on the server machine.
2)The testing server specified for this site does not map to
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http://localhost/...... ??
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criticalx wrote:
> I'm using the apache2triad for the mySQL.. I s there
anything I did wrong on
> my configuration part? Thanks... "I only need to test my
site locally"
I have never heard of apache2triad, but I've just had a look
at the
apache2triad site, which says: "It is recommended that only
experienced
users, with a vast knowledge of how networks, and its
components (Apache
Web Server, ect.) should install this software. It IS NOT
your average
software; a lot of time, patience and effort are required to
maintain
such a server."
Setting up a local testing server is not difficult, but it
does require
a basic understanding of how a server-side language like PHP
works.
As I said before, you must always store your files in the web
server
document root. According to the apache2triad documentation,
this is C:
\apache2triad\htdocs\. Unless you store your files there, or
in a
subfolder of htdocs, nothing will work.
---LOCAL INFO----
Site Name: login
Local Root folder: C:\apache2triad\htdocs\login
checked refresh local site automatically
default images: C:\apache2triad\htdocs\login\images\
Links Relative to: "document" - this is correct
HTTP address: leave blank
cache: enabled
---REMOTE INFO---
None
---TESTING SERVER---
Server Model: PHP/MySQL
Access: Local/Network
Testing server folder: C:\apache2triad\htdocs\login\
URL Prefix:
http://localhost/login/
mySQL connection:
conn name: connLogin
mySQL server: localhost (do not use
http://)
username: root
password: mypassword
Database: login
David Powers
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "Foundation PHP 5 for Flash" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Local, Testing server, Remote server uploading

I have my web files in a local directory, say c:
webfiles\myweb. I also have a local testing server at
c:\Apache\htdocs\myweb, and finally a production site at
www.myweb.com. The problem is that when I edit a file in my local
directory it updated the testing server and not the production
remote - which is what I expect. My problem is that I don't know
how to update the production server as there does not seem to be
any menu choice for this. I am sure I am doing something stupid,
but I can't figure out whats wrong. Basically I don't quite get how
the relationship between the 3 file locations interact with each
other. Any help would be sincerely appreciated as its driving me
crazy.

Expand the Files panel. On the toolbar, there are three icons
in a row -
Remote | Testing | Site Map. Select the Remote icon, and you
will now be
connecting with the Remote site for PUT/GET. The testing
server will now
only be used for Previews or Live Data displays.
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"johnbreda" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I have my web files in a local directory, say c:
webfiles\myweb. I also
>have a
> local testing server at c:\Apache\htdocs\myweb, and
finally a production
> site
> at www.myweb.com. The problem is that when I edit a file
in my local
> directory
> it updated the testing server and not the production
remote - which is
> what I
> expect. My problem is that I don't know how to update
the production
> server as
> there does not seem to be any menu choice for this. I am
sure I am doing
> something stupid, but I can't figure out whats wrong.
Basically I don't
> quite
> get how the relationship between the 3 file locations
interact with each
> other.
> Any help would be sincerely appreciated as its driving
me crazy.
>

Mac Test Server set up issues

first day notes:
I've spent the last two days transitioning into Dreamweaver and setting up my test server MySQL PHP and Apache by following online help, tutorials and recommendations. I've Terminaled MAMPed, and installed more crap than I wanted to fill my hard drive with. I've done everything I can think of just so I can see what the site I'm working on will look like in reality (using Server Side Includes) before posting as I'm still in the proposal stages of this project.
All files are relative to the document and not root
preview using temporary file is checked
Testing Server folder is: MacintoshHD:Library:WebServer:Documents:sitename
Testing Server URL Prefix is: http://127.0.0.1/sitename.com/
FF and Safari give me:
Not Found
The requested URL /MarcJanowitz.com/TMPV8Y2WAUZU.shtml was not found on this server.
I'm used to iWeb but it clearly doesn't have the functionality I need, which is why I'm trying to graduate. I can't use DW if I can't see what i'm creating. I can't rely on faith when I don't have the experience with this program to have the faith.
I've been all over google and the forums since 5pm yesterday (short nap in the middle) and it looks like i'm doing everything I'm told.
I'm afraid I did something in terminal I shouldn't have or something slightly wrong in my installation/implementation of MySQL PHP and Apache. Or that i'm misunderstanding what I'm supposed to be putting in for "Testing Server URL Prefix" or something. I need to find out asap whether this is a lost cause or fixable so I know whether to cut my losses.
the next day i tried:
apache is set to run by setting my web sharing on
i changed the line that said 127.0.0.1 in my config.inc.php. back to localhost so i could try
Try: http://localhost/sitename.com
I'd switched because i was getting "Re: #2002 - The server is not responding (or the local MySQL server's socket is not correctly configured)" and I found these:
MySQL :: Re: #2002 - The server is not responding (or the local MySQL server's socket is not correctly configured)
MySQL :: <<< THE SOLUTION - SOLUTION SUMMARY >>> <<< READ THIS FIRST >>>
now that i look at those pages again, perhaps just switching 127.0.0.1 back to local host in both places isn't enough
i've sort of lost track of the changes i've made now
I switched the line in manage sites to lowercase to match the folder
PHP and MySQL were running last night before i shut down. How do I make sure they're running now that i've started up again?
as of now, still getting "not found"
I know there are similar topics but i'm certain i've gotten myself in a unique enough situation that it is worth a new discussion because i can't find one close enough to what i've done
thanks!

Diana Kesselschmidt wrote:
3)don't know where you mean when you say:
simply declare those ports in the call... i.e. localhost:8889 for mysql and to see the website localhost:8888
I explained this before. If you use the default MAMP ports, you need to use http://localhost:8888/ instead of http://locahost/ in the URL prefix of the Testing server definition. Also, when creating a MySQL connection, use localhost:8889 instead of localhost in the Server field.
If you have stopped the preinstalled version of Apache in System Preferences, as well as stopping the version of MySQL that you installed from a dmg, you can change the ports in MAMP. See the following screenshot, which is taken from the tutorial on setting up a PHP development environment:
The screenshot shows the default MAMP ports. If you click the "Set to default Apache and MySQL ports" button, those values will change to 80 and 3306 respectively. If you do that, and you get a green light from both MySQL and Apache, you can use http://localhost/ and localhost in the testing server and MySQL connection dialog boxes.
If you still get errors when trying to test a page in Dreamweaver, please give precise details of the values you have entered in the Testing server folder and URL prefix fields of the Testing Server section of the Site Definition dialog box.

Setup for testing server "the prefix does not match.."

I am just getting started using Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
with AppServ (Apache, Php, MySQL).
Im using Windows XP Service Pack 2 and and test it on the
same computer.(localhost)
I created a folder on my hard drive
C:\AppServ\www\MyLocalSite.
Here´s the setup under the Advanced tab in Dreamweaver:
Server model:
php Mysql
Acess:
local network
Testing server folder:
AppServ/www
URL Prefix:
http://localhost/MyLocalSite
When I click OK, the following message is displayed:
The site URL Prefix for the testing server does not
match..
I have run a lot of sites on my localhost but never ever
get this unusual message.
The worst is - I cant use the Recordset with Bindings in
Dreamweaver CS3 if I dont solve this weird "prefix" problem.
I ´ve tried a lot of workaround solutions but always end
up with the message
that prompt "the prefix does not match.."
Is it a bug or what?
I appreciate every answer
Update
21:47.................................................................................... .
I´ve tried to configure a connection to the database
and I end up with this message:
1) There is no testing server running on the server machine
2) The testing server specified for this site does not map
the
http://localhost:80/myLocalSite/_mmServerScripts/MMHTTPDB.php
URL.
Verify that the Prefix maps to the root of the site
The server is running and is working when I request my local
site in IE 7:
localhost/myLocalSite/index.php

I too had been experiencing this problem after installing XP
service pack 3 last week.
Too fix this issue I had re-assign all file permissions to my
root web folder.
Remove all permissions and re-assign the groups
administrators, authenticated users and everyone FULL CONTROL of
this folder.
Click the advanced button and make sure permissions are not
being inherited from the parent folder.
Then select the option to re-assign all permissions to all
child files/folders.
Good luck.

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