Building a site with Dreamweaver?

B_TheKid

Is it a good idea to use something like Dreamweaver for building a site? Is there something better?

Or are you better off just doing everything basically from scratch using something like NoteTab and then organizing everything yourself?

Also, for building and maintaining databases is using phpMyAdmin the way to go or will you be better off in the long run dealing directly with MySql via the command prompt using sql queries?

Thanks for the help.

thorpe

If you know html and php why would you need dreamweaver?

redrage

WYSIWYG editors are nice for testing and figuring out lay outs. I've used composer and Nvu alot for this. but once you find a lay out you like i'd suggest doing it by hand. more fun

for mysql, PHPMy Admin is pretty slick and works pretty well. but I use MysqlCC and comand line most of the time.

IMHO doing it by hand helps you learn and gives you a better understanding of the way things work.

atmorell

use php edit for php:
http://www.waterproof.fr/
and sql manager for sql!
http://www.sqlmanager.net/en/products/mysql/manager
It is not free, however you can download a trial! It is so great! You can drag and drop when creating querys, views etc.

reeksy

Dreamweaver is a great application. End of.

It's the way in which people use it that's given dreamweaver a bad name. If you use dreamweaver's text-editing window then you'll pick up patterns much easier. Finding snippets of code is quicker using dreamweaver over notepad.

Think of the text-editing window as a pretty version of notepad. Steer well clear of the design window. IMO 'Adobe Homesite+' is the pick of the bunch. It does all you need and expect without hoging system resources.

phpMyAdmin is brilliant if your starting out. I use it for my FMfever site.

Good luck...

cahva

Dreamweaver is very good for building a site. Especially when making layouts. It does pretty clean code and if it some times fucks up a little bit, its easy to correct the code in code-view. I myself am not picky what I use. Dreamweaver, nano and notepad++ at work and at home I use Zend Studio and those that I use at work. For PHP coding dreamweaver is very good also but I miss some features(actually one feature, function and class browser).

I dont know why dreamweaver has a bad name..Has it? I think all wysiwyg editors has some bad name bcos all coders tend to say something like "Notepad is teh best!!11!" or something stupid like that. One advice is that never use Frontpage. That program should be illegal to use 🙂

And if you know HTML inside out or atleast the basics, its not a sin to slap those divs,forms or tables with a mouse 🙂 Saves a little bit time and your fingertips 😉