Video tutorials: local PHP testing server in Dreamweaver
November 21st, 2008
Defining a local testing server in Dreamweaver isn’t difficult, but a surprising number of people get it wrong. So, I have created a couple of video tutorials that describe the options and then take you through the actual process in the Site Definition dialog box. Because the options are different for Windows and Mac OS X, I have created separate tutorials. Both are approximately eight minutes long.
The tutorials are hosted on an Adobe site, and the videos start automatically after opening in a new window. A control panel lets you skip to different sections of the tutorial, and most of the text can be read by opening the Notes tab. The videos are resizable, but are best viewed in a 1024 x 768 browser window. The Windows tutorial is here, and the Mac one is here.
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1. JoePee | November 30th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Hi David,
I bought a hardcopy version the CS3 edition of your ‘Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS4 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP’ by David Powers. Excellent book but heavy to carry round, and the new edition has about 200 pages more, which means more material – jolly good; but some of as simply cannot carry that around.
I would urgently like to purchase the pdf/e-book version of the new, CS4 book so I can load it on my portable notebook and read almost anywhere – as my daily commute is my most precious reading time. Sadly, my search would seem to indicate that this is the only one among your books that has no e-book version (??). I was able to download chapter 6 from your web site but I need the whole e-book. Are there any plans at all to make that available for purchase?
Thanks you,
JoPee
2. David Powers | November 30th, 2008 at 8:02 am
It’s standard practice to release an ebook version of all new friends of ED titles. I suspect the reason there’s no link on the book’s page on the foED site yet is because the official publication isn’t due until 1 December. I know that it’s definitely being released as an ebook, so it’s just a matter of time.
FWIW, I agree that the book is a bit of a monster to carry around. I originally proposed two separate books, but my editor thought more people would prefer it as a single volume. Producing two books is more expensive, so the cost is reduced this way, albeit at the expense of convenience for carrying around. If you’re based in the United States, you might also be interested to know that all Apress/friends of ED books are gradually being made available in Kindle editions, too.
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