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David Gassner

David Gassner

www.bardotech.com

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Converting a static web page to a dynamic PHP page
  3. Creating a repeating region on a dynamic web page
Created:
31 August 2009
User Level:
All
Products:
Dreamweaver

Building a website with Web Premium CS4 – Part 9: Presenting dynamic data

Welcome to Part 9 of the Building a website with Web Premium CS4 tutorial series. In this part, you learn how to complete the following tasks:

  • Convert a static web page to a dynamic PHP-based page.
  • Break down the page into reusable elements such as the header and footer.
  • Query data from the MySQL database on the server, and present that data dynamically on the home page.

Note: If you've just arrived at this section, you may want to go to Part 1 and start following along from the beginning. Or, if you prefer, you can download the sample files provided below and start following the instructions that are outlined here. However, the steps in this tutorial assume that you've installed the web server and application server as described in Part 2, and defined a Dreamweaver site pointing to the directory on your hard disk where the local site files will be stored. I also assume that you've completed Part 8 of this series.

Requirements

In order to make the most of this article, you'll need the following software and files:

Dreamweaver CS4

Sample files:

Prerequisite knowledge

Basic familiarity working with Dreamweaver is recommended.

Building a website with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium

For your reference, here are all the parts in this series:

Introduction
Part 1: Planning the website
Part 2: Creating a local site
Part 3: Creating a remote site
Part 4: Creating a visual design
Part 5: Slicing and exporting site assets with Fireworks
Part 6: Adding styles to finalize the page design
Part 7: Finalizing and reviewing the home page
Part 8: Creating a database
Part 9: Presenting dynamic data
Part 10: Adding Ajax functionality with Spry
Part 11: Creating an interactive web form
Part 12: Creating and presenting a Flash animation
Part 13: Adding video to the website
Part 14: Creating a blog with InContext Editing

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About the author

David Gassner is an Adobe Certified Instructor and co-owner of Bardo Technical Services, an Adobe Authorized Training Center in Seattle. He is an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor with certifications in Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, and Flex. David wrote Flex 3 Bible for Wiley and has authored video-based training titles on Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, and Flex for Lynda.com.