dynamic pages using dreamweaver

just dreamweaver...no asp or php...

[goodbyedee]

hello everyone... this might sound to easy for you...

is it possible to create a site with dynamic pages using only dreamweaver mx? can someone create a dynamic site without any knowledge of php or asp, but with good grasp of dreamweaver and databases?

[txbakers]

Yes, but it will have to be in either ASP or PhP or JSP or CFM.

Dynamic pages means created ad hoc or on the fly.

Dreamweaver MX can get you started doing that.

And Welcome to the Webmaster World!

[goodbyedee]

thank you! i'll get started looking into it... i suppose it'll be rather easy to find online tutorials or related topics on how to go about it...

thanx again

[stever]

Yes, but you'll have to work out what language you want first (often dependent on your server/host set-up).

Common set-ups:

LAMP - Linux/Apache/Mysql/PHP (or Perl)
Microsoft - ASP
Coldfusion - Coldfusion server

[goodbyedee]

in what way the choise of language will affect how things will be done in dreamweaver?

[stever]

You have to choose a language/server model before you can start using the code - if you look at Dreamweaver you will find that it offers you various choices, but you have to save the pages as something?

[goodbyedee]

you are right stever... it is very important to be sure that the hosting server supports the language/server model you plan to use...

then, the question that comes up to my mind is since i wont be typing asp or php code, what considerations needs to be made when i'll choose the language/server model except the type of server? in terms of the development process it seems to me that it's the same since i will be using dreamweaver. is that right?

[stever]

If you're set on using Dreamweaver and nothing else, then you may find Coldfusion easiest, as it is the one which is pushed by the company and there are many tutorials for it. Users report it is easy to pick up but hosting can be more expensive and difficult to find.

PHP has a vast amount of tutorials available but support in DW (certainly in MX) is not as great as ASP or Coldfusion.

Can't comment on ASP as I know nothing about it.

In general, you will normally find that you want to know more about the code and move beyond what DW does for you. It's a crutch, not a tool, or at least that's how I found it first with dynamic html and now with php.

[txbakers]

no no no

It all depends on what your webhost will support. Dreamweaver is only a tool. It will generate pages for you in either HTML, PHP, ASP, JSP or CFM.

Your first order of business is to find a webhost. There are many inexpensive ones available today. Then, find out which scripting languages that host supports. If it is a Microsoft Server shop, you will use ASP. If it's a Unix/Linux/Apache set up, find out if they support PhP. If so, use that language.

I have a Windows Server, so I use ASP to generate my dynamic pages.

Before you start with Dreamweaver you have to choose.

And the Dreamweaver tutorials themselves are excellent to get you going. But as stever said above, you will quickly go beyond Dreamweaver once you get going.

[goodbyedee]

that was very helpful info...

thanx guys...