migrate to Mac

Really, thats fantastic, I was going to wait for the next upgrade but I'll try this cross-grade route instead

If you have got licensed copies of the software for PC, then you should be able to call adobe customer services and do a cross-grade instead of pay for a full version of the software again.

I am told that you post your disks to adobe with a small admin fee, and they will send back the Mac OSX versions.

I switched from PC to MAC and have not regretted it once. One thing that
made it easy to test PHP/MySQL set up was the MAMP project at
www.mamp.org It is a open source project that installs a separate
version of php and mysql on your system and comes with a desktop widget
that can turn on and turn off the servers with one click. It has a app
that can set the shared folder easily. When you install, it doesn't make
any permanent changes to your OSX Apache config. Also, it's easy to
check if your server is up and running by going to the desktop widget. I
don't like to be browsing the web with Apache running in the background,
might lead to trouble :)

Brian

BlueJC wrote:
> Hi
> I?m looking for some (a lot) advice. I?ve decided to migrate from Windows to
> Mac and I want some advice on what applications I should use and any books or
> website that will help me with these apps.
>
> Currently I use:
> Access as a database
> IIS as my webservice
> .asp for my dynamic webpages
>
> I?m assuming that I should use something like Apache? If not what would you
> recommend (and where can I get it)
>
> Will this will then necessitate me using Tomcat(?) as a JSP engine, or do you
> have a better solution?. Perhaps .php?
>
> Would Apple WebObjects be an option, I?m not (currently) interested in
> developing iPhone apps.
>
> The only reason I use Access is that I?ve used it for years, I realise that it
> would be preferable for me to use something like MySQL and this will be a good
> time to learn, can anyone recommend an alternative?
>
> As I have to ?start from scratch? I?m looking for what would be best for me
> (long term) to learn and I would be grateful if you could recommend any
> websites and books that I should use. I am assuming that Dreamweaver will
> create most of the code I need for any website I create however, its ?how to
> set-up? my brand-new iMac guidance I need.
>
> thanx in advance
>

I switched from PC to MAC and have not regretted it once. One thing that
made it easy to test PHP/MySQL set up was the MAMP project at
www.mamp.org It is a open source project that installs a separate
version of php and mysql on your system and comes with a desktop widget
that can turn on and turn off the servers with one click. It has a app
that can set the shared folder easily. When you install, it doesn't make
any permanent changes to your OSX Apache config. Also, it's easy to
check if your server is up and running by going to the desktop widget. I
don't like to be browsing the web with Apache running in the background,
might lead to trouble :)

Brian

BlueJC wrote:
> Hi
> I?m looking for some (a lot) advice. I?ve decided to migrate from Windows to
> Mac and I want some advice on what applications I should use and any books or
> website that will help me with these apps.
>
> Currently I use:
> Access as a database
> IIS as my webservice
> .asp for my dynamic webpages
>
> I?m assuming that I should use something like Apache? If not what would you
> recommend (and where can I get it)
>
> Will this will then necessitate me using Tomcat(?) as a JSP engine, or do you
> have a better solution?. Perhaps .php?
>
> Would Apple WebObjects be an option, I?m not (currently) interested in
> developing iPhone apps.
>
> The only reason I use Access is that I?ve used it for years, I realise that it
> would be preferable for me to use something like MySQL and this will be a good
> time to learn, can anyone recommend an alternative?
>
> As I have to ?start from scratch? I?m looking for what would be best for me
> (long term) to learn and I would be grateful if you could recommend any
> websites and books that I should use. I am assuming that Dreamweaver will
> create most of the code I need for any website I create however, its ?how to
> set-up? my brand-new iMac guidance I need.
>
> thanx in advance
>

BlueJC wrote:
> I?m assuming that I should use something like Apache? If not what would you
> recommend (and where can I get it)

Apache is installed by default on Mac OS X. To enable it, just go to
System Preferences, Internet & Sharing, and turn on Personal Web Sharing.

> Will this will then necessitate me using Tomcat(?) as a JSP engine, or do you
> have a better solution?. Perhaps .php?

I have no experience of JSP, which won't be supported in future versions
of Dreamweaver. PHP is very good, but I'm biased because I've written
several books about it, both in conjunction with Dreamweaver and on its
own (follow the link in my sig for details).

> The only reason I use Access is that I?ve used it for years, I realise that it
> would be preferable for me to use something like MySQL and this will be a good
> time to learn, can anyone recommend an alternative?

If you're going to use PHP, MySQL is the most common choice of database.
It's also the only one that Dreamweaver supports in conjunction with PHP.

> its ?how to
> set-up? my brand-new iMac guidance I need.

I found Mac OS X: The Missing Manual very helpful when I bought my first
Mac. I think there's also a version that's aimed at readers switching
from Windows.

--
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/