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Dreamweaver MX 2004: Your Connection to the Internet


The way to become the best Web developer and Dreamweaver user you can be is to study as if you plan to become a professional, and that includes a review of the basics. This is chapter 1 from Dreamweaver MX 2004: A Beginner's Guide, by Tom Muck and Ray West (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2004, ISBN: 0-07-222996-9).

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July 19, 2004
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
  1. · Dreamweaver MX 2004: Your Connection to the Internet
  2. · File Transfer Protocol and the World Wide Web
  3. · TCP/IP
  4. · Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  5. · Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
  6. · Understand Data-Driven Web Application Components
  7. · Install Dreamweaver MX 2004
  8. · Web Servers
  9. · Choose Server Technologies
  10. · JavaServer Pages, PHP, and ColdFusion MX
  11. · Install and Configure Microsoft Internet Information Services
  12. · Installing and Using Internet Information Services
  13. · Understand the Components of an IIS Installation
  14. · The Default Web Site
  15. · The Default SMTP Server
  16. · What to Take Away from this Module

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Installing Dreamweaver itself could not be simpler. As a matter of fact, as long as you can double-click a mouse and respond to a few simple questions—What is your name? Can you find your serial number?—you should have no problem installing Dreamweaver on your computer.

But you are entering the world of Web development, and in this world the software you use to build your pages is only one small part of the set of programs you will need to be familiar with in order to successfully construct and deploy a data-driven Web application. You will need to make several decisions about the platforms and applications you want to work with while constructing your site. Besides installing Dreamweaver, you will also need to arrange for access to one or more of the following:

  • A Web server

  • An application server

  • A data store

  • A staging server

  • A live data server

Also, because Dreamweaver supports multiple development platforms, you will need to decide which of these you will be using and make sure that all your choices are compatible with one another.

Let’s look at your options.

The Web Server

You are likely familiar with the way the World Wide Web works, but a refresher never hurts (see Figure 1-5). When you create pages in Dreamweaver, no matter what platform you choose, you will use some kind of FTP program to upload them to a computer that is running a Web server. The Web server program is responsible for receiving and processing HTTP requests that are generated when a user types a URL into his or her browser.

Dreamweaver MX 2004 How the Internet Works

Figure 1-5 How the Web works

Depending on where your host machine is located and who owns it, you may or may not have much control over which Web server you use. Quite a number are available, and the kind of hardware and operating system you are using will narrow your choice to some degree. Some are free (or at least free with the operating system), such as Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) and Apache, and others you’ll need to purchase. Table 1-1 provides a list of some of the more popular Web servers and the platforms they support.

Web ServerSupported Platforms
Internet Information ServicesWindows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server Family
ApacheNetBSD, FreeBSD, BDSI, AIX, OS/2, HPUS, Novell NetWare, Machintosh, Be OS, Windows NT, Linux, Windows 95, Windows 98, IRIX, SOlaris, Digital Unix
Lotus Domino Go WebserverDigital Unix, AIX, OS/2, HPUX, Windows NT, WIndows 95, IRIX, Solaris
Stronghold Secure Web ServerNetBSD, Digital Unix, BSDI, AIX, SCO, HPUS, Linux, FreeBSD, IRIX, Solaris
Oracle Web Application ServerHPUX, Windows NT, Windows 95, Solaris
IplanetHPUX, AIX, Solaris, IRIX, Windows NT

Table 1-1  Popular Web Servers and the Platforms They Support


This chapter is from Dreamweaver MX 2004: A Beginner's Guide, by Tom Muck and Ray West (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2004, ISBN: 0-07-222996-9). Check it out at your favorite bookstore today.

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