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198 Tutorial: Developing a Web Application
Before you begin
You must set up your Dreamweaver work environment for application
development before you can complete this tutorial. For setup information,
see the appropriate setup chapter for your application server in the
following list. If you’re not sure which application server you use, ask your
system administrator.
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Appendix C, “Setup for Sample ColdFusion Site,” on page 237
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Appendix D, “Setup for Sample ASP.NET Site,” on page 255
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Appendix E, “Setup for Sample ASP Site,” on page 269
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Appendix F, “Setup for Sample JSP Site,” on page 285
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Appendix G, “Setup for Sample PHP Site,” on page 301
These setup chapters teach you how to complete the following tasks:
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Configure your system.
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Configure Dreamweaver to work with your chosen application server.
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Define a connection to the database.
You can’t complete this tutorial until you’ve completed those tasks.
The screen shots in this tutorial show Macromedia ColdFusion dialog
boxes. However, you can complete the lessons in this tutorial by using any
of the server models that Dreamweaver supports.
Review your task
Your task is to build the following dynamic pages for the Cafe Townsend
website:
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A page that displays the comments already in a database.
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A page that lets site visitors send comments to the company, where they
are stored in a database.