Foundation Macromedia Dreamweaver Mx 2004

by Grannell, Craig

• ISBN13: 9781590593080
• ISBN10: 1590593081
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Apress

Summary

Dreamweaver MX 2004 is the latest version of Macromedias world-class visual web-authoring tool, which includes powerful yet easy-to-use database integration. Unlike many other books, Foundation Dreamweaver MX 2004 focuses on both sides of coin e- no matter what your background, this book will give you a solid foundation in graphic design and layout issues as well as full training in the powerful server-side and database integration features that Dreamweaver offers. The truth is that in today's climate database integration is no more of an extra than faultless visual design, and this book is here to guide you through this new world, covering dynamic scripting with PHP and the popular MySQL database. This book covers: Site design and layout principles Using templates and Cascading Style Sheets to create advanced site designs Adding interactivity to pages with PHP scriptSetting up PHP and MySQL to create powerful dynamic database-driven applications Even if you are already using Dreamweaver and want to extend your skills towards dynamic content, interactive and engaging to your visitors. Or maybe youre a developer who wants to make the most of this sophisticated productivity tool and take full advantage of the renowned Dreamweaver interface to improve your workflow. Foundation Dreamweaver MX 2004 gives you the essential grounding that youll need in the all-important design context. Whether a complete novice or a past user, after reading this book, youll be fluent in the full breadth of the powerful functionality that Dreamweaver MX 2004 has to offer. This book presents a unique learning curve backed up by solid real-world case studies and tutorials.Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 makes this all possible, and Foundation Dreamweaver MX 2004 makes it easier than you could have imagined! This book will benefit you if you're: Someone who wants to learn Dreamweaver MX 2004, but only wants a static site. The same, but who might take a look at dynamic sites later. Someone who already has a static site, but wants to make it dynamic. Someone who wants to create a dynamic site from scratch. Those who want to improve their sites and learn best practices and web standards. Summary of Contents: Chapter 01: Introducing Dreamweaver MX 2004 Chapter 02: Introducing our Case study Chapter 03: Working with Dreamweaver Chapter 04: Creating a Layout Chapter 05: Beginning Page Layout in Dreamweaver Chapter 06: Internal Page Layout in Dreamweaver Chapter 07: Creating a Template Chapter 08: Adding Content Chapter 09: Working with Code Chapter 10. Introducing dynamic content with PHP Chapter 11. Getting interactive with forms Chapter 12. Pages that think for themselves Chapter 13. PHP/MySQL: the real dynamic duo Chapter 14: Secure Login and Registration Chapter 15: Case Study: Content Management System Appendix A: Dreamweaver Extensions

Table of Contents

About the Authors	xii
Introduction	xiii
Chapter 1: Introducing Dreamweaver MX 2004	1	(12)
What is Dreamweaver?	2	(1)
The start page	2	(1)
Your first website	3	(8)
Setting up browsers	3	(17)
Creating the page	4	(7)
Summary	11	(2)
Chapter 2: Introducing Your Case Study	13	(12)
Introduction	14	(1)
The case study	15	(1)
Brainstorming	16	(4)
Gathering and organizing content	20	(2)
Creating a site map	21	(1)
Summary	22	(3)
Chapter 3: Working with Dreamweaver	25	(20)
The Dreamweaver interface	26	(2)
What's new?	28	(14)
Menus	28	(1)
Insert bar	29	(2)
Customizing favorite objects	30	(1)
Document window	31	(3)
Properties panel	34	(1)
Other panels	35	(4)
Panel groups	37	(1)
Arranging panels	38	(1)
The Files panel	39	(1)
Preferences	39	(7)
Setting up your website	40	(2)
Summary	42	(3)
Chapter 4: Creating a Layout	45	(12)
Designing the layout	46	(4)
Initial layout ideas	46	(4)
Don't touch that computer	46	(1)
Getting inspired	47	(1)
Organization and structure	48	(2)
Creating the layout	50	(1)
Building the layout	50	(5)
Exporting images	54	(4)
File formats	54	(1)
Using software	54	(1)
Saving the files	55	(1)
Summary	55	(2)
Chapter 5: Beginning Page Layout in Dreamweaver	57	(20)
Layout types	58	(10)
Plain text	58	(1)
Frames	59	(3)
Creating frames In Dreamweaver	60	(2)
Layers	62	(2)
Creating layers in Dreamweaver	63	(1)
Tables	64	(2)
Creating tables in Dreamweaver	64	(1)
Editing a table	65	(1)
Cascading Style Sheets	66	(68)
Creating and attaching a style sheet	67	(1)
CSS classes	68	(4)
Creating a class	68	(3)
Editing a class	71	(1)
The case study	72	(3)
The first page	72	(1)
Creating and attaching external files	73	(1)
Setting page defaults with CSS	74	(1)
Summary	75	(2)
Chapter 6: Internal Page Layout	77	(20)
Working on the layout	78	(3)
Wrapping up your site	78	(1)
Adding the masthead and navigation	79	(2)
Creating the content area	81	(3)
Styling the content area	82	(1)
Setting up the content area	82	(2)
Adding copy and images	84	(5)
Adding a footer	84	(1)
Finishing the copy area	85	(4)
Semantic mark-up explanation	89	(5)
Completing the photo area	90	(1)
Building and styling the footer	91	(2)
Styling website links	93	(1)
Summary	94	(3)
Chapter 7: Creating Templates	97	(16)
Creating a template	98	(4)
Creating a page based on a template	102	(2)
Working with embedded templates	104	(1)
Editing the template	104	(3)
A template for your case study	107	(3)
Summary	110	(3)
Chapter 8: Adding Content	113	(20)
The news page	114	(2)
The about page	116	(2)
The gallery	118	(12)
Creating the initial gallery page	118	(4)
Creating the gallery pages	122	(1)
Creating the contact page	123	(6)
Setting up FormMail	129	(1)
Summary	130	(3)
Chapter 9: Working with Code	133	(28)
A different view	134	(1)
Code preferences	134	(4)
General	134	(1)
Accessibility	135	(1)
Code coloring	135	(1)
Code Format	135	(2)
Code Hints	137	(1)
Code Rewriting	137	(1)
View Options	137	(1)
Working with code	138	(12)
Adding HTML tags and elements	138	(4)
The Tag Editor	142	(1)
JavaScript	143	(4)
Using a simple JavaScript behavior	144	(3)
Raw coding	147	(1)
Snippets	147	(3)
Creating and using snippets	148	(2)
Getting your [head] checked 150
Upgrading page elements	150	(5)
Front page random image	150	(2)
A better gallery	152	(2)
Enhancing the navigation bar	154	(1)
Testing and validation	155	(3)
Centering a site in IE 5.5 on Windows	155	(1)
White space bugs	155	(1)
The XML prolog	156	(1)
Opera padding	156	(1)
The box model	156	(1)
The case study site	157	(1)
Checking compatibility	158	(1)
Validating CSS	158	(1)
Going further	158	(1)
Summary	159	(2)
Chapter 10: Introducing Dynamic Content with PHP	161	(18)
What are dynamic sites?	162	(1)
Why use PHP?	163	(1)
PHP: More than just an acronym	163	(1)
The Apache web server	164	(1)
Installation	165	(5)
Installing Apache and PHP on a PC	165	(2)
Troubleshooting	167	(1)
Running IIS and Apache together	167	(3)
Installing PHP for Windows	168	(1)
Configuring PHP to work with Apache	169	(1)
Changing the Apache Port	170	(1)
Setting up Apache and PHP In Mac OS X	170	(7)
Starting Apache	170	(1)
Installing PHP	171	(1)
PHP extensions (Windows and Mac)	172	(1)
Testing your PHP installation	172	(1)
Troubleshooting	173	(3)
Setting up a PHP site	173	(3)
Troubleshooting	176	(1)
Summary	177	(2)
Chapter 11: Getting Interactive with Forms	179	(18)
Putting PHP to work	180	(3)
Troubleshooting	183	(1)
The basic grammar of PHP	183	(4)
The ever-elusive but oh-so-important semicolon	184	(1)
Commenting scripts	185	(1)
Variables	185	(1)
Data types	186	(1)
Handling text in PHP	187	(1)
Single or double quotation marks?	187	(1)
The humble dot with a fancy name	188	(1)
Doing calculations with PHP	188	(7)
When the equal sign doesn't mean equal	188	(1)
Back to school with arithmetic operators	189	(13)
Bringing the confirmation page to life	190	(5)
Summary	195	(2)
Chapter 12: Pages That Think for Themselves	197	(26)
Decisions, decisions	198	(4)
Waiving the delivery charge	198	(4)
How PHP makes decisions	202	(6)
Using if statements	202	(1)
Using comparison operators	202	(3)
Mixing up the assignment and equality operators	204	(1)
Back to decision making	205	(1)
Using if... else statements	206	(1)
Using if... elseif statements	206	(1)
Using switch statements	207	(1)
Handling repetitive operations with loops	208	(3)
The while loop	208	(1)
The do... while loop	208	(1)
The for loop	208	(1)
Shorthand using combined assignment operators	209	(2)
Using a loop to alternate table row colors	209	(2)
Arrays	211	(4)
Looping through arrays	212	(1)
The foreach loop	212	(1)
Multidimensional arrays	213	(2)
Functions	215	(2)
A custom-built currency converter	215	(2)
Reusing PHP code with the Snippets panel	217	(4)
Making a snippet to format currencies	217	(2)
Mailing the output of a form	219	(2)
Summary	221	(2)
Chapter 13: PHP/MySQL: The Real Dynamic Duo	223	(28)
Installing MySQL	224	(4)
Windows installation	224	(3)
MySQL monitor	227	(1)
Mac OS X installation	227	(1)
Testing, testing! (Windows and Mac OS X)	228	(1)
Making MySQL secure	229	(3)
phpMyAdmin: A user-friendly front end for MySQL	232	(3)
Configuring phpMyAdmin	232	(3)
Building your first PHP database application	235	(14)
Step 1: Planning your database structure	235	(1)
Step 2: Creating the database table with phpMyAdmin	236	(2)
Step 3: Preparing the data entry form In Dreamweaver MX 2004	238	(2)
Step 4: Validating the form	240	(1)
Step 5: Building dynamic links between the form and database	241	(2)
Step 6: Testing data input	243	(1)
Step 7: A dynamic page to retrieve and display the data	244	(5)
Summary	249	(2)
Chapter 14: Secure Login and Registration	251	(22)
Protecting yourself from the bad guys	252	(3)
Testing your site's security	252	(1)
PHP superglobals	253	(1)
Other simple security measures	254	(1)
Working with PHP sessions	255	(3)
A simple session example	255	(3)
Building a registration/login application	258	(12)
Building the database table and registration form	258	(3)
Validation	261	(1)
Applying Check Form MX and inserting data	261	(1)
Security issues	262	(8)
Avoiding multiple usernames and encrypting passwords	263	(3)
Creating the login system	266	(3)
Testing the application	269	(1)
Expanding the restricted area	270	(1)
Debugging problems with PHP and MySQL	270	(1)
Summary	271	(2)
Chapter 15: Case Study: A Content Management System	273	(28)
What a content management system does	274	(3)
Preparing Images from Iceland to work with PHP	274	(3)
Defining and planning the CMS	277	(10)
The cms_news table	278	(1)
The cms_contact table	278	(1)
Planning and creating the database tables	278	(1)
The cms_about table	279	(1)
Initializing the cms_contact and cms_about tables	279	(24)
Converting index.php	280	(1)
Converting the static pages to dynamic ones	280	(4)
Converting about.php	284	(1)
Converting contact.php	285	(2)
Administering the CMS	287	(7)
Building the administration system	287	(2)
Building the news management page	289	(2)
Building the management page for about.php	291	(1)
Building the management page for contact.php	292	(1)
Securing the administration area	293	(1)
Testing and refining the system	294	(5)
Formatting the news item dates	294	(1)
Adding a navigation bar for news items	295	(1)
Showing contact details selectively	296	(2)
Putting your site on the Internet	298	(1)
Summary	299	(2)
Appendix: Dreamweaver Extensions	301	(10)
Obtaining the Extension Manager	302	(1)
How to use the Extension Manager	303	(2)
Installing an extension	304	(1)
Extension compatibility	305	(1)
Disabling and removing extensions	305	(1)
Disabling an extension temporarily	305	(1)
Upgrading Dreamweaver or moving to a new computer	306	(1)
Where to find extensions	306	(5)
Removing an extension permanently	306	(1)
Massimo Corner	307	(1)
Project Seven	307	(1)
DreamweaverFAQ.com	307	(1)
DMXZone	307	(1)
Community MX	307	(1)
Yaromat	307	(1)
Rawveg	308	(1)
Dreamweaver MX Support	308	(1)
MM-Exporter	308	(1)
Computer Bookshelf	308	(3)
Index	311