Help with Mac Dreamweaver PHP

Question

Well, I finally have PHP embedded within HTML working however the directory structure is totally confusing me.  I place files is /MAMP/htdocs and yet nothing works unless I add /MAMP/htdocs/htdocs and place the index and other php files ALSO in there.  I must open the ones in /MAP/htdocs and yet when I run them using my test server the files in /MAMP/htdocs/htdocs are the ones that are actually used.
My configuration in SITES is
Test Server
local/network
/Applciations/MAMP/
http://localhost:8888/
I would appreciate help understanding how to properly configure DreamWeaver SITE so that I can place all files in the MAMP/htdocs directory and eliminate the reducntant one.
Thanks,
Rick

Answer 1

If you're using MAMP, your DW local site folder should be something like this:
/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/sitename
Because htdocs is the default folder MAMP routes to as localhost. Whatever site you have within htdocs folder will be suffixed with localhost in your browser for testing.
For example, your site files (working files) can be put in a folder and that folder should be placed within 'htdocs' folder in MAMP Application folder.
Say, you have a folder called 'test' containing index.php and this folder is placed within htdocs, your DW local site folder will be:
/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/test
To check this in browser, you'll simply enter
http://localhost:8888/test
This will run the index.php file within test folder by default.
Your testing server can be the same as 'localhost:8888/test' for the site.
If you want your Remote FTP also configured, enter your webhost's details and get that configured.
-ST