Overview
Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver X in 21 Days teaches the reader all the skills needed to learn how to effectively develop database-driven Web applications with Macromedia Dreamweaver X. The tutorial approach aids the reader in learning the basics quickly and then moves on to the more advanced features and concepts.
By the end of the 21 days, the reader will know how to create Web sites with dynamic content, develop a browser-based sales and inventory management system, create a discussion forum, develop a complete e-commerce solution, write custom validations and extend functionality with JavaScript, design enhanced navigation of the Web site, and make an informed decision as to which server platform is the right one for the project at hand.
Synopsis
Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver X in 21 Days teaches the reader all the skills needed to learn how to effectively develop database-driven Web applications with Macromedia Dreamweaver X. The tutorial approach aids the reader in learning the basics quickly and then moves on to the more advanced features and concepts.
By the end of the 21 days, the reader will know how to create Web sites with dynamic content, develop a browser-based sales and inventory management system, create a discussion forum, develop a complete e-commerce solution, write custom validations and extend functionality with JavaScript, design enhanced navigation of the Web site, and make an informed decision as to which server platform is the right one for the project at hand.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewWant to use Dreamweaver MX to build significant web applications? In this book, a leading web application developer presents a focused, hands-on course that’ll help you do just that.
John Ray cuts to the chase in a hurry. By Lesson No. 4, you’re implementing significant client-side behaviors. By Lesson No. 5 you’re creating reusable components (and mastering Dreamweaver’s team development tools). There’s a detailed introduction to dynamic site development utilizing databases (including database design essentials many books leave out). Next, you’ll prepare your server for Dreamweaver MX (Ray walks through both ASP/Windows XP and PHP/Mac OS X examples, both including installation of MySQL and setting up of appropriate data sources).
In the second third of the book, Ray moves on to more advanced topics: server behaviors, authentication and security; creating database-driven web pages; auto-generating forms and pages; building queries with SQL; and implementing catalog and search functionality. Then, it’s on to the meat-and-potatoes of web application deployment and management: testing; strategies for making a static site dynamic; collecting and reporting data; tracking users; creating more complex queries; and more. In just 21 lessons, you’ll be using Dreamweaver MX exactly as you’ve been hoping to. Bill Camarda
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.