How to setup the local testing server ??

Question

hello, what do I need to install first before I can setup the
testing server in dreamweaver 8? I have download apache2 triad,
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?
How do I configure these on the testing server setup
Connection Name - what should I input here?
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
the
http://localhost/...... ??
Please Help.. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

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/