xampp

Here is how I set up dreamweaver with XAMPP:

Website Details
Dreamweaver Details
Local Info
Site Name: Whatever you call it

Local root folder: C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\YOUR WEBSITE\

Tick “Refresh local file list automatically”

Default images folder: C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\YOUR WEBSITE\images\

Links relative to: Document

HTTP address: http://localhost/YOUR WEBSITE/

Case sensitive links: Disabled

Cache: Enabled

Remote Info
Access: FTP

FTP host: PROVIDED BY YOUR HOST PROVIDER

Host directory: /www/

Login: YOUR LOGIN PROVIDED BY YOUR HOST PROVIDER

Password: YOUR PASSWORD PROVIDED BY YOUR HOST PROVIDER

Enable “Save” and “Maintain synchronization information”


Testing Server
Server model: PHP MySQL

Access: Local/Network

Testing server folder: C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs\YOUR WEBSITE\

Disable “Refresh testing file list automatically”

URL prefix: http://localhost/YOUR WEBSITE/


If you need any more info just post.

Cheers
Brett Kinross

"stefan we." <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:eef0cf$met$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> As I just started writing pages with dreamweaver and a php/MySQL xampp
> bundle,
> I have dificulties in setting up my test-server and to be honest: Am not
> even
> sure if the 'apache' folder is really my root. does anybody have expert
> advice,
> since the dreamweaver tutorials are not particulary helpfull if you do not
> have
> a ISS-server
>

Your root is probably /htdocs.


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