dgow13 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I have been using Expression Web for quite a few years now, using html extensions, but now I am learning php and wondered if there are any advantages to switching over to Dreamweaver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newseed Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Upgrade to EW3. It has php support in version 2 but version 3 will allow you to view the rendered page. Otherwise, you can keep on using your current version without a problem so long as you have the BOM turned off for php which usually is by default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
administrator Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 I have been using Expression Web for quite a few years now, using html extensions, but now I am learning php and wondered if there are any advantages to switching over to Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver's support of PHP comes in two forms: Code editor - not bad. Point & Click PHP code generation called 'Server Behaviors' - not too good The code editor, with regards to using PHP, is OK. It color codes, has basic code completion and it has code snippets loaded into buttons (code block creation, session etc ...). The Server Behavior tools are designed to allow non-programmers to create basic PHP functionality: reading and writing to databases, set session, password protect pages with PHP etc... The problem is, that the code it generates is fragile ... easily broken and in the end, it really is just better to use it for rapid prototyping of simple PHP applications. ... I was a beta tester of Dreamweaver CS4 and I can tell you that even the Adobe developers are aware of the problem; I believe the idea was to do a complete rewrite of of the Server Behaviors for Dreamweaver CS5. In fact, I was writing a book for a major publisher last year on Dreamweaver CS4 and PHP (a lot on Server Behaviors), and I dropped it (after completing 4-5 chapters) because I could not stand to write about a technology I did not believe in. Beyond that, I think Dreamweaver and Expression Web are good products. Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgow13 Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Upgrade to EW3. It has php support in version 2 but version 3 will allow you to view the rendered page. Otherwise, you can keep on using your current version without a problem so long as you have the BOM turned off for php which usually is by default. Thank you. I will go ahead and upgrade to EW3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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