Category Archives: PHP

friends of ED website back online

Posted on 22 February 2009 by David Powers

The problem I reported yesterday with the friendsofed.com domain appears to have been resolved, and the main website is now back online. To get the source code for my books, go to the friends of ED downloads page, and select … Continue reading →

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Source code for my books

Posted on 21 February 2009 by David Powers

Normally, the source code for my books is available from the downloads page of the friends of ED website. However, there appears to be a problem with the friendsofed.com domain registration, and the site is currently offline. I have no … Continue reading →

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New setup procedure for phpMyAdmin 3.1.x

Posted on 7 December 2008 by David Powers

I seem to be jinxed with the way phpMyAdmin “celebrates” the publication of one of my books by changing its setup process. It happened twice with Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8. I updated the instructions between the first and second … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Dreamweaver, PHP, phpMyAdmin | 20 Comments

Problem with PHP 5.2.7

Posted on 7 December 2008 by David Powers

PHP 5.2.7, which was released last Thursday (4 December), has a bug that prevents “magic quotes” from working. If you rely on magic quotes, do not install PHP 5.2.7. Either revert to PHP 5.2.6 or wait until a fix is … Continue reading →

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Video tutorials: local PHP testing server in Dreamweaver

Posted on 21 November 2008 by David Powers

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 … Continue reading →

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Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS4—Coming soon

Posted on 23 September 2008 by David Powers

Adobe has officially announced the forthcoming release of Creative Suite 4, including Dreamweaver CS4, which I consider to be the most significant upgrade to Dreamweaver since 2002. Over the past few months, I have been beavering away rewriting The Essential … Continue reading →

Posted in AJAX/JavaScript, Books, Dreamweaver, PHP | 17 Comments

Heigh-ho, it’s off to print we go

Posted on 29 July 2008 by David Powers

I got word from the production manager of my latest book, PHP Object-Oriented Solutions, that everything has gone to schedule, and the book shipped to the printers just before the weekend. It usually takes about three weeks after sending all … Continue reading →

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Special deal on friends of ED eBooks

Posted on 29 July 2008 by David Powers

friends of ED has created what it calls its Summer ’08 Hotlist—seven eBooks that are being offered at 25% off the usual price. One of them is my PHP Solutions: Dynamic Web Design Made Easy, which is currently being offered … Continue reading →

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Essential Guide goes to fifth printing

Posted on 2 June 2008 by David Powers

For the past couple of weeks, online stores in the United States have been out of stock of The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP. I’ve been in touch with my publisher to find out what … Continue reading →

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Stunning new Dreamweaver in public beta

Posted on 27 May 2008 by David Powers

Many people were underwhelmed—wrongly in my opinion—by the last two releases of Dreamweaver. Well, Adobe has been working for the past year on the next version (Dreamweaver CS4), and it’s taken the bold decision to release it as a public … Continue reading →

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