What do you mean by incorporating php into Dreamweaver? Dreamweaver supports php editing. these are are pages with .php extension. They are like HTML pages but they have dynamic content scripts in it. PHP code is added using following syntax. <?php //Your PHP code is //written here ?> use some php book or turorials for learning the sytax. yes, My SQL is open source Data base, you can download it from www.mysql.org for free.
im guessing he doesnt have a server on his comp.. download that first, go here to download wamp. Install and such, then you need to save a file with a .php extension into the "www" folder which should be in the "wamp" folder area installed for u. package installations save a lot of time. after that go to www.php.net and go through their tutorials, they're good and you can learn the basics there.