Re: New to Dreamweaver. Can I open/ view .php files with this application?

PHP files are all code.  You need a local testing server to view PHP files locally in your browser.   Dreamweaver can help you view the code, but you still need a local testing server to preview it.

Get one of these testing servers for you OS and install it.

WAMP for Windows

http://www.wampserver.com/en/

XAMPP for Windows

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

XAMPP for Mac

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html

MAMP for Mac

http://www.mamp.info/en/downloads/index.html

Setting up a PHP environment in Dreamweaver

http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setup_php.html

Nancy O.