Hi there,
didn't know wether to post this in the newbie bit or here but anyway - I'm new to dreamweaver/php/mysql and dynamic websites. I'm using Dreamweaver MX 2004, PHP version 4.3.4, MySQL version 4.0.15-standard and apache (1.3.29 (Unix)). I've struggled valiantly to create a database through my server cPanel and create a mysql connection to it from dreamweaver (called it "con1"). I've created a recordset and plopped it into my php page. Now when I use the dreamweaver live link option a load of errors come up along the lines of my testing server has disappeared in a puff of smoke or - its ignoring .php files. If I preview in browser I get this error on a separate browser page:
Warning: main(Connections/con1.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/mcpalmer/public_html/dynaSite/dynaSite.php on line 1
Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required 'Connections/con1.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/mcpalmer/public_html/dynaSite/dynaSite.php on line 1
Now, please forgive me for my stupidity, but i don't know what the problem is. Is it my testing server? I had a lot of trouble initially with the URL prefix which is:
http://www.mysite.org.uk/dynaSite/
I had to avoid using public_html bit for some reason. I couldn't get any other prefix to work but this.
Is it that first line of my php script? This is:
<?php require_once('Connections/con1.php'); ?>
Now con1.php is sitting on my server ok but i cannot view but can edit it, which seems strange.
I'm sure (hope) there is a simple solution to all this but its beyond me at the moment. Any help you can give would be much appreciated!
thanks,
M