PHAkt2 - PHP server model for Dreamweaver MX Support

 

PHAkt is a server model for Macromedia Dreamweaver MX and 2004, allowing PHP generation using the same techniques as when developing ASP/JSP/ColdFusion. It is a better alternative to the PHP_MySQL server model.

You don't have to learn anything to use PHAkt, as you will be able to work in Dreamweaver as you've been in the native PHP_MySQL server model.

To enable PHAkt, make sure to select PHP_ADODB as the Testing Server for your site.

Overview

PHAkt2 MX has a lot of improvements over the original PHP_MySQL server model of Macromedia Dreamweaver MX:

  • Support for multiple databases in a transparent way
  • Support for MySQL, PostgreSQL and MsSQL date locales
  • User Authentication Server Behaviors
  • Master/Detail Server Behaviors
  • Go to detail Page Server behaviors
  • Improved code generation (all reusable code is kept in a file functions.inc.php)
  • Multiple and extensible recordset support.
  • IIS and Apache 2 support by using absolute redirects.

PHAkt2 is released as GPL, and you can use it for any commercial or non-commercial website.

Current stable version for Dreamweaver MX and MX 2004:
PC and MAC version - 2.8.3

MAC users see the MAC Patch notes.

Using ADOdb
as the database connection layer, it allows a transparent connection to over 13 database servers, thus presenting a great flexibility to the developer. ADOdb supports MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, Sybase SQL Anywhere, Informix, PostgreSQL, FrontBase, Interbase (Firebird and Borland variants), Foxpro, Access, ADO and ODBC.

PHAkt license is GPL, because we want to share it with the open source community (we are using in production environments other GPLed softwares and we are very pleased of them)

We've invested a lot of passion, nights and work hours in PHAkt. We hope it will help you develop sites better.

You can also create dynamic websites better by using our commercial products available in the InterAKT store.

Main developers:
Alexandru COSTIN -
acostin@interaktonline.com - maintainer
Bogdan RIPA -
bripa@interaktonline.com  - programming, QA
Contact us at
phakt@interaktonline.com



PHAkt 1 information

PHAkt 1.5.0 had some locale problems. All user are requested to download the 1.5.1 release.

PHAkt and ImpAKT are merged in a single server model for Macromedia Ultradev 4. This decision was made because all the extension developers (including us) were forced to develop extensions for too many server models.

PHAkt users can easily convert their existing sites to ImpAKT using PHAkt2ImpAKT, the migration engine based on XME.

Obsolete version (for Ultradev 4): 1.5.1.

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Requirements

Type: ServerModel
Product: Dreamweaver MX, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Dreamweaver 7
Server Model: PHP MySQL, PHP PHAkt 2
Platform: Win XP/2000/2003/2008/7, Mac OS 8.6 or higher

Reviews

QuB (Query Builder) 2.7 for Dreamweaver MX and MX 2004

February 20, 2004 by Kenny Darcy
Hi yea,
I purchased the QuB (Query Builder) 2.7 for Dreamweaver MX and MX 2004 from PHAkt  about a week ago, I got it is as I have to apply many "One to many or Many to One Queries" either on an access database or SQL server, I just thought I would say the SQL it produces and the comfort and speed in which it worked I am very very pleased.

Regards



Kenny

Limited to Windows

June 24, 2004 by Said Abdellatif Said Bakr
Ok. To use ADODB means that the web host should support ODBC, so it should be windows based. It may cause some limitations.

RE: Limited to Windows

June 24, 2004 by Interakt Online

Hello,

Actually, the ADOdb we use - http://php.weblogs.com/ - is not ODBC - but just a PHP class library (a bunch of PHP files) - that provide a unified DB API for PHP.

No windows needed

Alexandru

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