[alpha2zee]

I am trying to develop a PHP/MySQL-based website using Dreamweaver MX 2004 on a Mac OS X (10.3.5) machine which also runs Apache 1.3, MySQL 4 and PHP 4.3. I use the Mac as an admin user.

I start by making a new folder ('mysite') inside the webserver root folder (Library/Webserver/Documents, or Users/'username'/Sites; I have tried both locations). Then I start Dreamweaver > Sites > Manage sites > New site... and set 'local root folder' by browsing to the 'mysite' folder. Then I set 'remote folder' for 'local/network' access by browsing to the same 'mysite' folder. Then I set the testing server location as the webserver root folder. I have tried both 'localhost' and '127.0.0.1' in the URL field.

But when I am 'done' with the site management panel, Dreaweaver shows me a message saying '...could not set up local folder...' or '...local folder does not exist...' or 'remote folder does not exist...'

What am I doing wrong? Can local and remote folders be not the same? Is it a file permissions issue?