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Hi,

I think I need somebody's help on this matter. I've been creating Web sites using HTML and I encountered no problem in viewing them on my browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome). I tried using XAMPP just awhile ago and clicked C:\xampp\htdocs\index.php. However, the browser asked me to save the file. My query is that, how do I view these .php files?

Response is highly appreciated!
Thank you,
Oculus

>My query is that, how do I view these .php files?

http://127.0.0.1/index.php

You can't open a php file like you would in explorer in your browser you need to use a URI like http://localhost/index.php so the web server will parse the code.

If you want to open a php file for editing then drag the file into your open text editor or associate .php files with your text editor etc.

Wow! Thanks for the speedy response!

Okay, this is it: I created a page with "hello.php" filename using notepad. I'm using Windows XP SP2, btw. I saved it to C:\xampp\htdocs\new folder. But when I tried accessing it; typing http://localhost/hello.php or C:\xampp\htdocs\new\hello.php, the browser (Firefox 3) suddenly asks me to save the file. Why is it happening?

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