Php'ing with dreamweaver

Hi!
I have just started using DW. and i am finding myself facing a wall.
I have downloaded a OsCommerce site to my computer, complete with an SQL dump.
For those of you out there who doesnt know OsC, it is a open source php Webshop.
Now!.
what i want, is to alter and costimize this website locally on my computer before putting it up on my webpage. and furthermore, i would like to be able to preview it.
I have a domain bought, and i also have MySQL Database (i actually have two now, since i made a database called "Test" and Importet the SQL dump to that succesfully)
Is it possible for me, to work with my php based website on my computer, and have it connected to my SQL server?.
I will just like to say, that i am in all sense of the word, newbie inside the field og webpaging, so if i come on as a complete ignorent, i apoligise.
Hope someone out there can explain to me how i achieve my goal, or maybe can point me in the direction of a tutorial.
Thanks
- Jesper

Is it possible for me, to work with my php based website on my computer, and have it connected to my SQL server?.
Yes, but it will take you a while. You must feel good with HTML and CSS before launching in to PHP, which will be a learning curve in itself.
Hope someone out there can explain to me how i achieve my goal, or maybe can point me in the direction of a tutorial.
Start here - http://www.w3schools.com first. Then these may help -
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/css/uberlinks/index.htm
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/css/qtabs/index.htm
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/css.html
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/tableless_layout_dw8.html
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/css_concepts.html
Finally, check this - http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/develop_web_application.html

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Upload files:
Download WordPress from their site. Make sure you have the latest version.
Locate the folder on your computer that contains all the files for WordPress. Create a new defined site in Dreamweaver, and drag the entire WordPress site into that defined website in Dreamweaver.
Use Dreamweaver's FTP client to upload WordPress from your local computer to your remote host. On standard Linux/Apache webservers, you'll need to make sure that the Root Directory is set to /public_html/ or consult with your hosting provider to determine what the root directory is supposed to be.
Run the installation:
Typically accessing the installation folder directly in your web browser will lead you to the install page, otherwise you will need to refer to the documentation or README file for the location. Most of the installations are self explanatory and configure automatically. Either way, you will eventually need to provide the database information:
Hostname: localhost
db name: tester5_php1 (as you created in step 1)
db username: tester5_admin (as you created in step 1)
password: whatever password you created for the user in the database
You may also me prompted to specify Administrative login information. This information is in no way related to your CPanel or hosting provider, but is the information you will need to log in to the software's administrative control panel.
Once the installation is complete, WordPress will remove all installation directories so that nobody can mess up your installation by hacking in and re-running them.
Log in.
Now that you software is installed, it should give you a link to log in to the administrative control panel. This is where you will continue to develop this part of your website.

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