# Can't search SDMB with Dreamweaver installed (browser = Firefox 2)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 6, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-search-sdmb-with-dreamweaver-installed-browser-firefox-2/383137 "2006-12-06T22:56:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-search-sdmb-with-dreamweaver-installed-browser-firefox-2/383137/1 "2006-12-06T22:56:49Z")

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When I try and search, the screen hangs for a long time (as if it’s waiting to open), then I get a “you are trying to open a .PHP application. Would you like to use Dreamweaver?” message box.

I get that the board uses PHP, and I use Dreamweaver to write PHP pages for our website. But I can’t use Dreamweaver to search!!!

I’m on a WinXP Pro box, using Firefox 2.0 and Dreamweaver MX2004.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Rhythm  
(I hope this is a GQ and not ATBM, since it doesn’t seem to be SDMB specific. I just rarely use any other message boards.)

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-search-sdmb-with-dreamweaver-installed-browser-firefox-2/383137/2 "2006-12-06T23:50:13Z")

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Sounds like a file association problem. In ‘Content’ tab of the Firefox Preferences, there’s a ‘file types’ button that takes you to a dialog allowing you to define which program will be used to open which type of file - mine has nothing at all in there for .php - I’m suspecting yours will have an entry telling it to use Dreamweaver.

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**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-search-sdmb-with-dreamweaver-installed-browser-firefox-2/383137/3 "2006-12-07T00:34:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Rhythmdvl]  
When I try and search, the screen hangs for a long time (as if it’s waiting to open), then I get a “you are trying to open a .PHP application. Would you like to use Dreamweaver?” message box.

I get that the board uses PHP, and I use Dreamweaver to write PHP pages for our website. But I can’t use Dreamweaver to search!!!

I’m on a WinXP Pro box, using Firefox 2.0 and Dreamweaver MX2004.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Rhythm  
(I hope this is a GQ and not ATBM, since it doesn’t seem to be SDMB specific. I just rarely use any other message boards.)  
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I use this combo at home and at work. You might want to check inside Dreamweaver MX (Menu bar \> Site \> Edit sites… to see if you have enabled “Server Technology” on any of your sites.  
Otherwise, what Mangetout said.