Before you begin building dynamic web pages, there are a few preparations that must be done, including setting up a web application server and connecting to a database for Coldfusion, ASP, ASP.NET, JSP, and PHP applications. Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS3 handles database connections differently depending on your server technology.

• Understanding web applications
• Installing a local web server
• Setting up a web application
• Database connections for ColdFusion developers
• Database connections for ASP developers
• Database connections for PHP developers
• Database connections for ASP.NET developers
• Database connections for JSP developers
• Troubleshooting database connections
• Removing connection scripts