setting up php to dreamwaver

[josht55781252]

I need help setting up php to dreamwaver. I am going through these steps and i am having trouble setting it up. I keep getting access denied when i go to myphp host. Please help

[Nancy OShea]

Have you installed a local testing server on your computer yet?

Which one?

Is it running?

Have you defined the local testing server in DW yet?

[josht55781252]

This is how far ive gotten. I am just having trouble linking my existing website on my go daddy host

[Nancy OShea]

I am just having trouble linking my existing website on my go daddy host

Maybe you should consult  GoDaddy's web site for details on how  to connect to your web host.

Connecting to a server is done with FTP.

Connecting to a server-side database is something else entirely.

Nancy

[Nancy OShea]

Following up on the private message about WordPress, Dreamweaver is mainly used by developers to create new web sites.  It can be used to customize a WordPress Theme before deployment.  But that requires expert coding skills in PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript.  Also you will need a working knowledge of how WordPress Themes work and what they do.

If your current website is built with WordPress, you must use the WordPress dashboard to edit it.  Why?  Because there are no real pages in WP.   It's all just fragments of code that pulls content in from the MySQL database.  

Best advice, keep using WordPress for your website.  Use Dreamweaver for other site projects.

[josht55781252]

Yes i understand that. And that's what i am trying to do and learn on my own. The wordpress dashboard is not where i want it. How much does someone like you charge to make these modifications that i need?

[Nancy OShea]

Which Theme are you using?

What exactly are you trying to change?

Themes drive not only the appearance but the functionality of your site and dashboard.  Better Themes can cost between $25 and $175 depending on what you need your site to do.

Free themes are typically very bare bones and offer few dashboard option.

[Nancy OShea]

On Lynda.com there is a whole series of video courses on working with WordPress sites in Dreamweaver. 

Dreamweaver CC and WordPress 3.8: Core Concepts

[josht55781252]

yes I am aware of that. The theme is fine. it is the functionality and options i need added to my dashboard.

This for example, under the cost where it says *Download CAD, I am unable to insert the file types needed. I am only able to place pdf files so i am limited there..

And with this here, I would like a scroll bar so that my category list Isn't so long.

There a a few other changes but i feel limited to the things i want to add through my dashboard.

[Nancy OShea]

The point is this, your Theme and shopping cart dictate which features you have  control over in your dashboard .   Failing that, sometimes you can find plugins that will do what you need. 

I'm beginning to think that WordPress might not be what you need and a custom site developed with Magento or Drupal would be a better fit.

[josht55781252]

yes, a custom website is more what i need and i thought all was possible with wordpress and using dreamweaver.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

WordPress is fine for most bloggers and basic shopping cart sites.  But there's a limit to what one can & should do in WordPress.   When you need deep customizations to  your backend CMS, it's time to bring out the heavy artillery.  

[josht55781252]

Okay well that's what I needed to know. Thanks for your help Nancy