Server Behaviours not allowed in .php file?

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September 21, 2010
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Hi,

I've only recently made the jump from 'ugh, I'm a designer I don't need to know' to 'fine, this coding lark seems to be important' so this may be an exceptionally dim question. Apologies in advance if I've overlooked something obvious

I am trying to build a very basic dynamic website, losely based on the steps outlined by David Power here http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/first_dynamic_site_pt1.html. My own design but otherwise I'm not straying from the instructions given.

No problems developing the back end but when I came to displaying content from the database on the news page dreamweaver will not allow server behaviours to be selected (the little "+" button is greyed out in server behaviours and bindings but not for databases, if that's relevant). I haven't changed any settings or permissions and despite spending several hours poking around I don't really understand the problem enough to recognise the solution if I find it.

I am using Dreamweaver CS4 on Windows Vista

Any suggestions would be gratefully recieved.

Server side applications

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Anonymous

First thing to look for is whether you are using the proper file extension - php. Dreamweaver won't respond to your wishes otherwise.

Brad Lawryk

Legend

So you have the back end built, I assume you mean the insert, edit and delete forms for the data?

Now you are trying to display that data on a front end page? Can you explain the steps you are taking?

A very common problem for that would be not having a server type specified in your site definitions or possibly have Dreamweaver in 'Live View' mode.

Brad Lawryk

Adobe Community Professional: Dreamweaver

Northern British Columbia Adobe Usergroup: Manager

Thompson Rivers University: Dreamweaver Instructor

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CiardubhAuthor

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The insert, edit and delete forms for the data are built, correct

Now I am trying to display the data on the front end. I haven't taken many steps simply because I cannot. If, for example, edit_post.php is open the "+" sign on the server behaviours panel is black but as soon as I open index.php it greys out. The next step I'm trying to take is add a server behaviour to the div that will contain updates.

As all the pages are in the one site the site definition for both the functioning and non-functioning php files is the same. They were all created as php files and end .php. Live view is off.

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