Dreamweaver PHP/MySQL WAMP help

[rdjain]

Hello guys. I am a newbie to PHP and Dreamwever. I am working on editing an existing php / mysql website which was developed and is being currently being hosted on a web hosting server. I have downloaded all the files using the filezilla client and installed Dreamweaver and WAMP Server for php amd mysql. I have no clue as to where do I start.

Do I need to just setup a new site in dreamweaver and open the index.php page and preview in the browser? I tried that, but it does not display a complete page on the browser. The navigation frame included on index.php via another php file does not appear. I have no clue whats going on.

Also I tried to run the website from http://localhost:8080/ through the WAMP server but I just see the blank page. Do I need to setup mysql separately, or all the downloaded files from the hosting website will already include the mysql database?

Do I need to do something to connect WAMP with Dreamweaver? I did go through the tutorial videos posted in various discussions but all of them explain about building a site from scratch, but I need to work on an existing site which was developed by someone else and hence I am clueless.

I really need help to setup the website on my local computer so that I can move further and start editing it. I am using Dreamweaver MX version 6.0.

[bluewalrus]

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamwea...up_php_05.html

[rdjain]

I have downloaded all files from the host ftp. Do I need to rename the domain name in each of the files to my localhost? I am still wondering about the mysql databases. Do I need to contact the hosting service separately for downloading the mysql databases.