Using DW database connections

Question

In an attempt to learn to not rely on DW to generate my code,
I wrote a simple include file for when I want to connect to my
database with PHP. But I see it is very similar to the
"connections" file DW creates if you let it do it for you. The only
drawback I see to writing it yourself, is it doesn't show up in the
margin to see the tables etc. What is the best approach?

Answer 1

Bloke wrote:
> Well for example. I was able to create a simple query of
my database and
> display all the results in a dynamic table. I hand coded
it and was 9 lines of
> code.
>
> If I used Dreamweaver to connect and create the code for
me it is 74 lines of
> code.
Hand-coding is definitely a lot shorter, particularly if you
know what
you're doing. The problem with Dreamweaver is that it needs
to create
code to cover a wide range of options, not all of which you
might need.
If you want the convenience of using the Bindings panel,
you'll have to
put up with the Dreamweaver code. If you want to learn how to
be a
serious PHP programmer, just work in Code view. The syntax
coloring and
2,600 code hints are a big productivity booster.
If you decide to go down the hand-coding route, make sure
that you
understand the dangers of SQL injection, and take the
appropriate
precautions in your code.
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/