I need some help with dreamweaver with live preview

Question

Do I need to save each time when working on a WordPress site with PHP to see changes or does it update in real-time like HTML files? I'm confused

Nancy OShea · Accepted Answer

I know how to save and stuff I'm trying to figure out real-time preview only works with HTML files or if there is a way to it on my testing server with PHP files

Short answer: no.

Long answer: Real-Time Preview doesn't play nice with Local Testing Servers. It's a bad combination. You're better off using old fashioned Preview in Browser without any interference from Adobe's servers.

Nancy OShea · Answer

I do NOT use Real-Time Preview because it doesn't play nice with my local testing server. And I must have a local testing server to parse PHP files.

Save your document (Ctrl+S) and upload to your local testing server.

Use Right-Click > Open in browser.

Refresh browser with F5 or Ctrl+R.

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