How to set up PHP server in DW

Dreamweaver is one of the more popular web page creation software, which allows users to easily edit and design web pages. In the process of website development, PHP language is also a very important programming language, and Dreamweaver needs to be configured to set up the service.

This article explains in detail how to set up PHP server in Dreamweaver. The specific steps are as follows:

1. Select "Sites", and then select "Manage Sites"

In Dreamweaver software, we need to set up the server through the "Sites" interface. First, open the Dreamweaver software, click the "Sites" option in the main interface, and then select "Manage Sites" in the drop-down menu.

2. Add a new site

Next, we need to add a new site through the "Site Setup" dialog box. In this dialog box, three tabs are displayed: "Site", "Server", and "Versions".

First, click the "Site" tab, and then select the "New Site" button to add. At this point, in the new dialog box, we need to enter the name of the site and the path to the local folder. For example, the site name is "PHP site" and the path of the local folder is "D:\phpsite".

3. Select the “Server” tab

Next, click the “Server” tab, we need to set up the server. Options such as "Server Name", "Connect Using", "FTP Address", "FTP Login", and "Password" are listed in this tab.

First, we need to enter the server name in "Server Name", such as "localhost".

Then, select "FTP" or "Local/Network" in "Connect Using". If your server is local, select "Local/Network". If the server is remote, select "FTP".

Next, enter the FTP address in "FTP Address". If it is a local server, enter "localhost" or "127.0.0.1".

Enter the FTP username and password in the "FTP Login" and "Password" fields. If there is no setting, leave it blank.

4. Select the “Versions” tab

Next, select the “Versions” tab and select the PHP version. If you do not have PHP installed, you need to install PHP first. If PHP is already installed, just select the corresponding version.

5. Test the connection

Finally, click the "Test" button to test the connection. If the connection is successful, "Connection was established" will be prompted. If the connection is unsuccessful, you need to check whether the information filled in is correct.

6. Save and complete the settings

After completing the above steps, click the "Save" button to save the relevant settings. At this point, you have completed all the steps to set up a PHP server in Dreamweaver.

With the above settings, you can now create PHP web pages like ordinary pages without uploading the code to the server first. Because Dreamweaver has already configured the server, you can directly test locally, which is very useful for beginners.

Summary

In website development, PHP language is a programming language that must be used. Therefore, when using Dreamweaver to create web pages, server settings are required. The above are the detailed steps on how to set up PHP server in Dreamweaver. I hope it will be helpful to everyone.

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