See if this helps:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setting_up_php_05.html
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Ken Ford
Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
Fordwebs, LLC
http://www.fordwebs.com
"farfalle" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in
message news:ff5t8j$da5$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Please, somebody help me!!
>
> I am on a Mac. I have my site up but can't use it
because of the database
> issues I am having.
>
> 1. I don't write code - hence my purchase of Dreamweaver
> 2. My host will not allow me to connect to MySQL
(server-side) and suggested I
> try an SSH. I got Navicat.
>
> It seems I need to connect to the database through
Dreamweaver in order to
> create my PHP pages. I don't know how to do it or if it
is possible using an
> SSH (Navicat)
>
> Also I don't understand the whole "test server" thing.
It was suggested I
> connect my Mac to a Windows machine to create a testing
server. Is this
> really necessary? I have an external hard drive with
tons of space. Can I use
> that? Are there any other options? I don't know a single
Mac user who has a
> spare windows machine lying around.
>
> My site is ready to go but useless unless I can this
database-access problem
> solved. I need to create PHP pages but cannot do it
without some sort of
> access to my database.
>
> Please HELP!!!
>
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