When you define a PHP site in Dreamweaver, you specify the location of the site files on your local host as well as on a remote server running PHP. You also specify the method for moving files and folders between the two locations (we'll use WebDav). Finally, you specify the database connection (MySQL).
Recommendation: Bring a USB drive and use that as the location for your local root folder, /382/. That way you can use the same folder at home, on campus, and even when you come to office hours for programming help.
At some point while you are configuring DW, you will be prompted to accept a Digital Certificate from ix.cs.uoregon.edu. Say "Yes" whenever this happens (typically once each session). You must accept the certificate in order to authenticate with the ix.cs server and make the database connection.
Note that the Certificate is not permanent and will expire. Always start Dreamweaver for each work session. Since the certificate is stored by your browser and operating system, you may also want to start your browser to begin each session.
Here's how to set up local, remote, and testing folders for creating dynamic pages using PHP, mySQL and WebDav:
Select Site > Manage Sites, and click the Advanced tab in the site definition dialog.
The local root folder is your working directory for your DW site. This folder can be on your local computer or on a network server. This is the /382/ folder on the local host.
The dialog requires you to enter an "http address." Use this URL, specifying your cit381 folder (from last term) and your userName you used in 381:
https://webdav.cs.uoregon.edu/cit381/webDavUserName/
Your site root folder on webdav.cs.uoregon.edu is the one you used last term in CIT 381: /cit381/yourWebDavUserName/
access method: WebDav
URL: https://webdav.cs.uoregon.edu/cit381/webDavUserName/
Note: webdav access requires the https:// protocol.
login: yourWebDavUserName
password: yourWebDav password (the last 4 digits of your DuckID)
Click the Test button.
Click the Test button.