Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8

By: David Powers

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Confession time. When I first started developing dynamic websites with Dreamweaver UltraDev 4, I made a complete mess of things. I believed rather naively that Dreamweaver would "do it all" for me, and that all I needed to do was point and click. The first couple of projects actually went well, giving me a false sense of security. As soon as I attempted anything that didn't fit into the same p- tern as the basic tutorials, things began to go horribly wrong. Even though I've always been happy working with code, one look inside Code view sent shivers up my spine. Part of the problem was that I didn't have a clear grasp of database structure or of what server-side technology really involved. The other part of the problem was that I was treating Dreamweaver as a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) program. If I saw something wasn't in the right place, I just highlighted it in Design view and hit DELETE. What I didn't realize was that this left behind messy code that caused even the simplest of applications to break. The more I deleted, the worse it got. I don't want that to happen to you. That's why I wrote this book.

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About the Author	p. x
About the Technical Reviewer	p. xi
About the Cover Image	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xiv
Who this book is for	p. xiv
Do I need to have Dreamweaver 8?	p. xv
Windows- and Mac-friendly	p. xv
What if I'm new to Dreamweaver?	p. xvi
What this book covers	p. xvi
Support for this book	p. xvii
Layout conventions	p. xvii
So, You Want to Build Dynamic Sites?	p. 1
What makes a site dynamic?	p. 2
Increasing response to the user with server-side technology	p. 3
Why choose PHP/MySQL?	p. 4
How dynamic sites work	p. 5
Using code that acts as a template	p. 5
Taking a peek behind the scenes	p. 7
Building dynamic sites with Dreamweaver	p. 8
An overview of Dreamweaver server behaviors	p. 9
Looking ahead	p. 11
Dreamweaver and PHP-A Productive Partnership	p. 13
Taking a quick first look at Dreamweaver 8's new features	p. 14
Improved CSS support	p. 14
A more productive coding environment	p. 15
Support for PHP 5	p. 16
Organizing your workspace	p. 17
Preset workspace layouts in Windows	p. 17
Tabbed documents in Mac OS X	p. 18
Saving and sharing customized workspace layouts	p. 20
Getting the best out of Code view	p. 21
Using the Coding toolbar	p. 21
Collapsing code sections	p. 22
Formatting code with context menus	p. 24
Using PHP code hints and auto completion	p. 25
Comparing different versions of files	p. 26
Setting up the File Compare feature	p. 27
Using File Compare	p. 27
Comparing two local files in the same site	p. 30
Comparing two local files in different sites	p. 30
Comparing local and remote files	p. 30
Problems with File Compare	p. 31
Creating standards-compliant code	p. 32
Choosing the right DTD	p. 32
Be aware of potential pitfalls in XHTML	p. 33
Changing the DTD in Dreamweaver 8	p. 35
Treat the DOCTYPE declaration with respect	p. 38
Meet Mark of the Web	p. 40
Removing unwanted code cleanly	p. 40
Watch that cursor!	p. 41
The next step	p. 41
Getting the Work Environment Ready	p. 43
Deciding where to test your pages	p. 44
Checking the suitability of your remote server for testing	p. 45
Creating a local testing server	p. 45
Why not use an all-in-one package?	p. 46
Deciding where to locate your sites	p. 47
Two strategies: centralized or distributed	p. 47
Setting up on Windows	p. 51
Getting Windows to display filename extensions	p. 51
Choosing the right web server	p. 52
Installing Apache on Windows	p. 52
Starting and stopping Apache on Windows	p. 56
Changing startup preferences or disabling Apache	p. 58
Downloading and installing PHP on Windows	p. 58
Adding PHP to your Windows startup procedure	p. 65
Configuring Apache to work with PHP	p. 66
Avoiding the "Cannot load mysqli extension" error	p. 72
Configuring IIS to work with PHP	p. 73
Upgrading and uninstalling Apache and PHP on Windows	p. 77
Setting up on Mac OS X	p. 78
Starting Apache and testing PHP	p. 78
Upgrading PHP on Mac OS X	p. 80
Configuring PHP to display errors on Mac OS X	p. 82
Checking your PHP configuration (Windows and Mac)	p. 84
Setting up virtual hosts	p. 85
Registering virtual hosts on Windows	p. 86
Registering virtual hosts on Mac OS X	p. 87
Registering virtual directories on IIS	p. 89
Defining a PHP site in Dreamweaver	p. 89
Points to watch when using a remote server for testing	p. 95
Now you're set to go	p. 96
Getting Ready for the Case Study	p. 99
Creating the basic structure of East-West Seasons	p. 101
Organizing the download files for the case study	p. 101
Installing Lorem and More	p. 103
Analyzing the main page layout	p. 103
Styling the page with CSS	p. 111
Deciding whether to support legacy browsers	p. 111
Attaching the basic styles with [left angle bracket]link[right angle bracket]	p. 112
Attaching the remaining styles with @import	p. 114
PHP, here we come	p. 119
Integrating PHP into Your Site	p. 121
Including text and code from other files	p. 122
Using require() instead of include()	p. 127
Points to remember when using includes	p. 129
"Failed to open stream" and other error messages	p. 130
Displaying PHP output with Live Data view	p. 131
Introducing the basics of PHP	p. 133
Using the correct filename extension	p. 134
The core components of PHP syntax	p. 134
Handling unknown values with variables	p. 135
Assigning values to a variable	p. 136
Getting to know the various datatypes	p. 137
Indenting code and use of white space	p. 138
Separating commands with the semicolon	p. 138
Commenting scripts for clarity and debugging	p. 139
Handling text and other output in PHP	p. 142
Choosing single or double quotation marks	p. 143
Using escape sequences in strings	p. 145
Joining strings	p. 146
Adding to an existing string	p. 147
Doing calculations with PHP	p. 148
Arithmetic operators	p. 148
Making decisions with PHP	p. 151
Using if...else conditional statements	p. 153
Using comparison operators	p. 154
Testing more than one condition	p. 156
Solid foundations	p. 158
Getting Feedback from an Online Form	p. 161
Designing the feedback form	p. 162
Activating the feedback form	p. 167
Understanding how the contact form works	p. 167
Organizing related values in arrays	p. 168
Identifying elements in the POST array	p. 170
Keeping secure with the superglobal arrays	p. 170
Improving the feedback form	p. 176
Getting rid of unwanted backslashes	p. 176
Checking required fields for valid input	p. 178
Avoiding email injection attacks	p. 178
Improving the look of the email	p. 184
How long does a variable last?	p. 185
Acknowledging the feedback	p. 186
Using Balance Braces	p. 191
Turning the email regular expression into a snippet	p. 192
Changing the site's styles automatically	p. 193
Using the switch statement for decision chains	p. 193
Building an automatic style changer	p. 194
Extracting date parts with date()	p. 194
Automating the navigation menu	p. 198
Using loops to handle repetitive tasks	p. 199
Loops using while and do ... while	p. 199
The versatile for loop	p. 200
Looping through arrays with foreach	p. 200
Creating arrays	p. 201
Modularizing code with functions	p. 205
Naming functions	p. 206
Passing values to functions	p. 206
Returning values from functions	p. 208
Halfway review	p. 208
Putting the Power of a Database Behind Your Pages	p. 211
Choosing the right version	p. 213
Explaining the terminology	p. 213
Installing MySQL on Windows	p. 214
Removing an older version of MySQL	p. 215
Installing the Windows Essentials version of MySQL	p. 215
Configuring MySQL Windows Essentials	p. 218
Upgrading to a later series of Windows Essentials	p. 224
Performing a straight upgrade from one series to another	p. 224
Running two series in parallel	p. 225
Changing the default table type on Windows Essentials	p. 226
Starting and stopping MySQL manually on Windows	p. 227
Introducing the MySQL monitor on Windows	p. 229
Starting a session	p. 229
Ending your session	p. 229
Setting up MySQL on Mac OS X	p. 230
Downloading and installing the software	p. 230
Adding MySQL to your PATH	p. 232
Amending PATH in the bash shell	p. 232
Amending PATH in the tcsh shell	p. 233
Securing MySQL on Mac OS X	p. 233
Setting the MySQL root password	p. 234
Working with the MySQL monitor on Windows and Mac	p. 236
Using MySQL with a graphical interface	p. 237
phpMyAdmin: A golden oldie	p. 237
Obtaining and installing phpMyAdmin	p. 237
MySQL Administrator and MySQL Query Browser: Snapping at the heels of phpMyAdmin	p. 240
Now to business	p. 241
Building a Random Quotation Generator	p. 243
Finding your way around phpMyAdmin	p. 244
Creating user accounts for MySQL	p. 245
Granting the necessary user privileges	p. 246
Building the first database table	p. 250
Choosing the right column type	p. 254
Storing text	p. 255
Storing numbers	p. 256
Storing dates and times	p. 256
Storing predefined lists	p. 257
Storing binary data	p. 257
Populating the database table	p. 257
Displaying database content	p. 259
Creating and updating database records	p. 270
A great deal achieved	p. 282
Working with Multiple Tables	p. 285
Storing related information in separate tables	p. 286
Using foreign keys to link records	p. 286
What foreign key constraints do	p. 288
Splitting the quotations table	p. 289
Deciding on the best structure	p. 296
Selecting records from more than one table	p. 296
The four essential SQL commands	p. 298
SELECT	p. 299
INSERT	p. 301
UPDATE	p. 302
DELETE	p. 302
Managing content with multiple tables	p. 303
Inserting new quotations	p. 304
Inserting new authors	p. 311
Updating authors	p. 315
Deleting authors	p. 320
Updating quotations	p. 324
The mystery of missing records	p. 325
Deleting quotations	p. 328
Chapter review	p. 329
Using Sessions to Track Visitors and Restrict Access	p. 331
What sessions are and how they work	p. 332
Creating PHP sessions	p. 333
Creating and destroying session variables	p. 333
Destroying a session	p. 334
The "Headers already sent" error	p. 334
Registering and authenticating users	p. 337
Creating a user registration system	p. 337
Building custom server behaviors	p. 346
Completing the user registration form	p. 349
Updating and deleting user records	p. 353
Adapting the Sticky Text Field server behavior	p. 354
Building the update and delete pages	p. 356
Creating a login system	p. 362
Restricting access to individual pages	p. 364
Logging out users	p. 365
Automating the validation process with MX Kollection 3	p. 365
Installing MX Kollection 3	p. 366
Defining your MX Kollection site preferences	p. 367
Building the user registration and login system	p. 370
Assessing the pros and cons of MX Kollection	p. 374
Two approaches to PHP	p. 375
Displaying a Blog and Photo Gallery	p. 377
Creating the blog back-end	p. 378
Planning and building the required components	p. 378
Building a list of images in a folder	p. 381
Displaying a message when no records are found	p. 384
Formatting dates and time in MySQL	p. 388
Creating striped table rows	p. 391
Finishing the back-end	p. 392
Displaying the blog	p. 396
Extracting the first section of a long item	p. 396
Using Live Data view with a URL parameter	p. 401
Creating an intelligent link	p. 403
Displaying images in a dynamic site	p. 405
Weighing the pros and cons of storing images in a database	p. 405
Positioning dynamically inserted images	p. 406
Getting an image's dimensions dynamically	p. 411
Displaying a photo gallery	p. 413
How the photo gallery is structured	p. 415
Putting the photo gallery together	p. 417
Improving the blog and photo gallery	p. 424
Storing dates in MySQL	p. 425
Validating and formatting dates for database input	p. 425
Mission almost accomplished	p. 429
Using XSLT to Display Live News Feeds and XML	p. 431
A quick guide to XML and XSLT	p. 432
What an XML document looks like	p. 432
Using client-side and server-side transformations	p. 434
Checking your server's capability	p. 436
Pulling in an RSS news feed	p. 437
How Dreamweaver handles server-side XSLT	p. 438
Choosing a suitable news feed	p. 439
Being a bit more adventurous with XSLT	p. 446
Setting up a local XML source	p. 446
Understanding how XSLT is structured	p. 448
Accessing nested repeating elements	p. 450
Creating conditional regions	p. 451
Sorting elements	p. 454
Formatting elements	p. 454
Displaying output selectively	p. 455
Going further	p. 461
Using Languages Other Than English in MySQL	p. 463
How MySQL uses character sets and collation	p. 463
Setting the right sort order	p. 465
Essential MySQL Maintenance	p. 469
Backing up and transferring a database	p. 469
Updating the privilege tables after an upgrade	p. 474
What to do if you forget your root password	p. 475
Upgrading and uninstalling MySQL on Mac OS X	p. 475
Index	p. 481
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