pls let's talk more on connecting dreamweaver8 to the mysql database on the remote host, each time I try it gives me an error message "an unidentified error has occured", what do I do?

I am confused, why are you trying to connect dreamweaver to mysql, or maybe I don't understand what answer you looking for. I am thinknig you should use dreamweaver to FTP files, and you connect to mysql via php. Please can you give more details maybe then one can make any sense of what you are saying.

Is your local server acting as ur remote host or ur web host's server

I was trying to create a mysql connection to a database I created using my cpanel. I have now succeded, created tables using phpmyadmin, but I don't know the right settings for a table that needs to accept image uploads, pls help me out here. thanks for your help

If you are trying to create a mysql based website, then you really should download a webserver package such as xammp or wampserver to create a local testing server on your system. You can then link to the database by writing out a php script.

Doing it this way will make your life easier and is faster than connecting to a remote host. It might be your webhost dropping that kind of connection.

Good luck with your coding!

Olawunmi,
Sales Rep. Hostmot (www.hostmot.com)

Use blob format or u can as well move the image to a folder in ur site directory using php copy() and store a link to the image location in ur table. Hope u understand

I'm trying to create an application form that visitors can upload their images into d database, just the jamb application website etc., ope u understand me well now, thanks

d site am working on is samuelaji and d problem is,  am not a coder, my testing server is my webhost and I use ftp, dreamweaver does everything for me. I think I have to go into coding now because I have tried my best to dodge it. pls can someone give me some links to some tutorials that'll guide me thru. Thanx a million

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d site am working on is samuelaji and d problem is, am not a coder, my testing server is my webhost and I use ftp, dreamweaver does everything for me. I think I have to go into coding now because I have tried my best to dodge it. pls can someone give me some links to some tutorials that'll guide me thru. Thanx a million

Hi, this is a very good tutorial that will help you http://devzone.zend.com/article/627, its easy to understand and you will get to know all the basics, as long as you follow the lessons from Part 1. Its a great source, and you will also be able to do php and mysql and know what to do to connect to database.

d site m workin on is www.samuelaji

.co.cc at d end pls, I dn't knw y it is being removed each time I post d link

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.co.cc at d end pls, I dn't knw y it is being removed each time I post d link

Its because your post looks like a spam, mainly based on your url.