Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8 /by David Powers (Author) .In this book we look specifically at using Dreamweaver’s built-in server behaviors to build dynamic web sites using PHP and MySQL, the world’s most popular open source server-side language and database server combination, which are both reliable, powerful, and open source (and therefore free to use!) This latest version of Dreamweaver includes even more powerful support for PHP and MySQL. David Powers first takes you through the latest version of Dreamweaver, and how PHP and MySQL fit into it, then looks in-depth at setting up your work environment – installing PHP, MySQL, and the Apache web server, making sure they are all working together, and setting up a new web site via Dreamweaver. He then goes to work, using several tutorials and real world examples including topics such as PHP essentials (knowing what PHP code looks like,) working with forms, designing and implementing effective MySQL databases, debugging and troubleshooting, creating dynamic navigation, login, and search functionality
Examples built throughout the book include a content management system, and an online image gallery. All examples are designed to meet modern usability requirements and be web standards compliant. No previous experience of PHP or MySQL is necessary to use this book.

Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual /by David Sawyer McFarland (Author) .When it comes to building professional websites, Dreamweaver CS4 is capable of doing more than any other web design program -- including previous versions of Dreamweaver. But the software's sophisticated features aren't simple. Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual will help you master this program quickly, so you can bring stunning, interactive websites to life.
Under the expert guidance of bestselling author and teacher David McFarland, you'll learn how to build professional-looking websites quickly and painlessly. McFarland has loaded the book with over 150 pages of hands-on tutorials to help you create database-enabled PHP pages, use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for cutting-edge design, add XML-based news feeds, include dynamic effects with JavaScript and AJAX, and more. This witty and objective book offers jargon-free language and clear descriptions that will help you:
* Learn how to control the appearance of your web pages with CSS, from the basics to advanced techniques
* Design dynamic database-driven websites, from blogs to product catalogs, and from shopping carts to newsletter signup forms
* Add interactivity to your website with ready-to-use JavaScript programs from Adobe's Spry Framework
* Effortlessly control the many helper files that power your website and manage thousands of pages
* Examine web-page components and Dreamweaver's capabilities with the book's "live examples"

Foundation Web Design with Dreamweaver 8/by Craig Grannell (Author) .Dreamweaver is Macromedias best-selling web design/development environment, and the updated version of Dreamweaver will be available later this year. Dreamweaver has the capability to generate dynamic website code using server-side languages like ASP, PHP, and ASP.NET. We know that you don't always require a full database driven site though, so this book focuses on using the latest version of Dreamweaver to design and create usable, standards-compliant websites using XHTML and CSS. One of the highlights of this version is much closer, tighter CSS/XHTML. This book will show you how to make the most of that feature.
After a brief introduction to the latest version of Dreamweaver, and how CSS and XHTML fit into it, Craig looks at using the software for your web design projects in a hands-on, task based manner, covering these topics:
* Setting up a site in Dreamweaver
* Global web site essentials, such as dealing with doctypes, meta tags, comments, and page defaults, and attaching CSS and JavaScript files to your page
* Styling page content properly using CSS
* Working with images
* Creating web site navigation
* CSS for impressive page layouts that work
* Getting user feedback via forms
Following these exercises, the book then shows how to bring everything together with a final case study using Dreamweaver to build a complete web site.

The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS4 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP
By David Powers


Publisher:   friends of ED Number Of Pages:   1000 Publication Date:   2008-12-01 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   1430216107 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9781430216100

Product Description:

 

Dreamweaver CS4 is a massive step forward in terms of integration with the rest of the CS4 suite (Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop, etc.), and also includes a whole host of exciting new features of its own. The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS4 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP concentrates on getting the best out of Dreamweaver CS4, rather than going into every menu item and toolbar icon. The emphasis is on developing websites compliant with the latest web standards, using CSS, JavaScript libraries (with particular emphasis on Spry, Adobe's implementation of Ajax), and PHP.

The book covers all aspects of the new user interface, including workspace layouts, iconic panels, the related documents feature, Live View, Code Navigator, and Live Code. It also shows how to use the improved CSS editing features, and JavaScript code introspection. There is also coverage of other new features, such as version control through Subversion integration, and the improved support for Photoshop integration through the use of Smart Objects.

What you'll learn

Streamline your workflow with the Related Files toolbar, Live view, and the Code Navigator Bring your pages alive with Ajax widgets from Spry, jQuery, and the Yahoo! User Interface Library Use server-side includes, templates, and Adobe's InContext Editing online service Create dynamic web applications using Dreamweaver's PHP server behaviors Build real world web site functions, such as form validation, random quote generator, search function, user management/login pages, dynamic Ajax gallery, and much more Consume RSS feeds and create Spry data sets How to publish your site after you've created it

Learn to create dynamic, data-driven Web sites using the exciting enhancements in the Dreamweaver CS3 version. You get a thorough understanding of the basics and then progress to learning how to produce pages with pizzazz, connect to live databases, integrate with Flash and Photoshop, use advanced technologies like Spry and Ajax, incorporate Flash, Shockwave, QuickTime, and WAV files, import Photoshop files directly into Dreamweaver, and enjoy Web success.

To use this book, you need only two items: the Dreamweaver software and a desire to make cutting-edge Web pages. (If you don’t have Dreamweaver, you can download a trial copy from www.adobe.com.) From quick design prototyping to ongoing Web site management, Dreamweaver automates and simplifies much of a Webmaster’s workload. Dreamweaver is not only the first Web authoring tool to bring the ease of visual editing to an HTML-code–oriented world, it also brings a point-and-click interface to complex coding whether server-side or client-side. The Dreamweaver CS3 Bible is designed to help you master every nuance of the program.

Are you styling your pages and creating your layouts with CSS? Are you building multipage Web applications? Are you creating a straightforward layout with the visual editor? Do you need to extend Dreamweaver’s capabilities by building your own custom objects? With Dreamweaver and this book, you can weave your dreams into reality for the entire world to experience.

Dreamweaver CS3 Bible can take you from raw beginner to full-fledged professional if read cover to cover. However, you’re more likely to read each section as needed, taking the necessary information and coming back later. To facilitate this approach, Dreamweaver CS3 Bible is divided into seven major task-oriented parts. After you’re familiar with Dreamweaver, feel free to skip around the book, using it as a reference guide as you increase your own knowledge base.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Part 1 - Laying the Groundwork in Dreamweaver CS3
Part 2 - Designing and Crafting Core Pages
Part 3 - Adding Advanced Design Features
Part 4 - Incorporating Dynamic Data
Part 5 - Including Multimedia Elements
Part 6 - Enhancing Productivity and Web Site Management
Part 7 - Extending Dreamweaver
Part 8 - Appendix