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I can't seem to acess the datbase I need through the admin control panel. I have Mysql and PHP installed on my computer. How do I acess a databse from a remote server?

[quote author=wildteen88 link=topic=120596.msg495459#msg495459 date=1167760863] You can access it [url=http://psdesignsjewelry.com/admin/]here[/url]. I dont know what the control will be like but navigate through until you find what you are looking for. There should be a heading called categories or something. If you are unsure PM me screenshots of the admin control panel and I'll have a look. [/quote] Thanks. I sent you a PM.

Where would the control panel be? I believe I have the admin info. Sorry I'm completely new to database driven websites.

Reading the install directions for phpMyAdmin its says that I have to unzip the on the server. How am I supposed to do that if I only have ftp access to the server? If I double click on it wouldn't it just downoad the file?

ok Thanks. Let me try this and see what happens.

Ok thanks a lot! I need to add the word "Beaded" in front of the words Bracelets, Necklaces, Earrings, Lariats. Thanks so much for everyones input.

Let me clarify my problem because it seems that I may not have been as clear as I thought. When Open the file (products.php) I see 235 lines of code.  I need to make corrections to this part of the code: <td style="border-right:2pz solid #666666; width:160px; padding:0px;" valign="top"> <div style="padding:4px;">             [color=red]<br /  >Categories<br /  ><br /  ><a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=1" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Bracelets[/url] <a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=2" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Necklaces[/url] <a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=3" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Earrings[/url] <a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=4" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Lariats[/url] <a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=5" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">More Designs[/url] <span style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">--- </span><a href="products.php?enlist=new" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">New Products[/url] <a href="products.php?enlist=featured" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Featured Products[/url][/color] </div><div style="border-top:2px solid #666666; border-bottom:2px solid #666666; background:#ff3399; padding:1px;" id="nav"> But in the php file I only see this code: <? /* LEFT PANEL */         echo "<div style=\"padding:4px;\">             <br /  >Categories<br /  ><br /  >"; My question is why don't I see the code that I need to change. I hope this clears up some confusion.

Thanks for your help. I didn't think the platform would make a difference. Maybe I should use a different program or something. Does anyone suggest anything for a mac?

There are plemty of other files on the server and the same thing is happening with the other files as well/ I see different code when I view source on the browser. I have attached the php file that I'm talking about. This is the link to the web page. http://psdesignsjewelry.com/products.php  I need to change the text above the pink box. Then I also need to go in to each catagory and chnage text there which I can't even find the file that the link points to. I hope you can help. [attachment deleted by admin]

Thanks for the info. I tried downloaded it again and I'm getting the same issue. I even tried downloading from a different computer. I tried doing it from Dreamweavers ftp and I'm getting the same thing. Am I missing a file or something. Does the echo refer to another page that I need to open? I need help.

I'm sorry I guess I didn't clarify how I downloaded the file. I used Fetch (ftp program) to download the file. This is what I see when I open the file in Dreamweaver (this is only a piece of the entire file): <? /* LEFT PANEL */ echo "<div style=\"padding:4px;\"> <br / >Categories<br / ><br / >"; // category and this is what I see when I view source (same part): <td style="border-right:2pz solid #666666; width:160px; padding:0px;" valign="top"> <div style="padding:4px;"> <br / >Categories<br / ><br / ><a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=1" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Bracelets</a><br /><a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=2" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Necklaces</a><br /><a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=3" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Earrings</a><br /><a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=4" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Lariats</a><br /><a href="products.php?enlist=category&category_id=5" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">More Designs</a><br /><span style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">---<br /></span><a href="products.php?enlist=new" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">New Products</a><br /><a href="products.php?enlist=featured" style="padding-left:16px; font-size:12px;">Featured Products</a><br /><br /></div><div style="border-top:2px solid #666666; border-bottom:2px solid #666666; background:#ff3399; padding:1px;" id="nav"> Why don't I see this code when I open the file in Dreamweaver?

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I'm new to the forum and I hope someone will be able to help me out. I have been hired to make some changes to a clients website which has been done in php. When I look at the site through my browser and view source I see the code that needs to be chnaged. But when I download the file from the server and open it in Dreamweaver 8, the code is not there. I am a beginner when it comes to php so I'm not sure what is happening. I work in a mac environment. I need to know what I have to do to see all the code just like I do when I view source on the browser. Can anyone help me?