Need help editing PHP content

[savj14]

I am new to php and needed some help or general guidance. I found a Myspace type script and have it on my webserver and it uses mysql for the database. It uses index.php and most of this site is done in php. My question is how can I edit the actual look of the page??? when I load the index.php in Dreamweaver all I can see is the coding..........is there an editor or process to do so..... the reason I want to do this is because I wanted to add and remove some of the graphics and text that is on the site.

I hope this is clear and makes sense.......... I just need some direction

Thanks

[justsomeone]

How easy this is depends on the script you've got. The programmer who created the script could have scattered the html all through the code, buried in echo statements, or they may have made it nice and easy to edit.

I would suggest that you need to open a text editor - even notepad - and search for the line you want to change and see if you can see what you need to do.

[savj14]

I have been trying to follow the code and serach for the string of text i need to edit, but without luck. I guess what I was looking for is a software program that can actually load the entire site or even just the index.php and be able to see how it looks when I access it through the internet.....Kind of how you can edit and change html in Dreamweaver or FrontPage..........I really want to get rid of the "powered by phpFox" at the bottom........... and wanted to be able to add my own tables, pics, and make the layout how I want it........ I may be asking for too much here, but I am also new to php so I don't know all the rules and how php is even structured