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Hi there:
I have installed XAMPP win 32-1.4.16. Everything seems to be fine. In the control panel i see Apache, MSql, Filezilla running and i can start or stop Mercury whenever I want.
When I try to open the php files they open as black windows. They open and close in a second. I cannot read or even type anything in them.

What is going wrong and how can I solve it?
Thanks!
Pocean

I have installed XAMPP win 32-1.4.16.

Why such a methuselah?

What is going wrong and how can I solve it?

You should lear (e.g. from the PHP manual) how PHP works:
--> You must open this files in your browser with "http://servername/path/scriptname.php".

Hi:
I noticed that if I right click on the file I can open it with a notepad. I tried to from the http://... and I got the message "access denied"

I guess.. as long as I can open and edit it (using notepad) it will be fine.
I am right?

I used that XAMPP older version because is the one that is recommended to work with zencart. Newer versions are having problems with getting Apache running.
Thanks
pocean

Put your php files in a folder in the htdocs section under the xampp folder then to use them visit localhost/foldername.

You should also get something better than notepad to edit your php files. Notepad2 is free and good. There are a lot of others.

Thank a lot, to all of you.
very helpful answers!!