MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER 8-GETTING STARTED WITH DREAMWEAVER Getting Started page 304

304 Setup for Sample PHP Site
To configure your system:
1.
Make sure you have a web server (see
(Windows)" on page
2.
Install the PHP application server (see
server (Windows)" on page
3. Test your installation (see
on page 306).
4.
Create a root folder
on page 308).
Installing the web server and application server are one-time-only tasks.
Checking for a web server (Windows)
To develop and test dynamic web pages, you need a web server. A web
server is software that serves web pages in response to requests from web
browsers.
Make sure Microsoft IIS is installed and running on your hard disk or on a
remote Windows computer. A quick way to check whether IIS is installed
on a computer is to look at the folder structure to see whether it contains a
C:\Inetpub or D:\Inetpub folder. IIS create this folder during installation.
If IIS is not installed, install it now. For instructions, see
Server" on page 231.
After installing the web server, install the application server.
Installing a PHP application server (Windows)
To process dynamic web pages, you need an application server. An
application server is software that helps a web server process web pages
containing server-side scripts or tags. When such a page is requested by a
browser, the web server hands the page off to the application server for
processing before sending the page to the browser. For more information,
see "Understanding Web Applications" on page
Make sure the PHP application server is installed and running on the
system running IIS. (IIS may be located on your hard disk or on a remote
Windows computer.) You can download and install it from the PHP
website at www.php.net/downloads.php.
"Checking for a web server
304).
"Installing a PHP application
304).
"Testing the PHP installation (Windows)"
(see"Creating a root folder (Windows)"
"Installing a Web
217.