Using external php script in html file

[sprinkel]

Dear all,

I'm a new PHP user and I recently installed XAMPP for windows version 1.7.2

I want to use http://localhost as a develop and test environment.
I've noticed that I can onlu test PHP files, but I also want to test html files with calls to a seperate PHP script.

Is it possible to configure localhost in that way that it also supports testing html files using external pHP scripts?

Thank you in advance,
Cees

[Wiedmann]

with calls to a seperate PHP script.

What does this mean?

[dmphotography]

Yes and No,
depending on what you mean by "external" PHP files.

In almost every case, you can call on any php file that is located on the same server as the HTML file or PHP file calling on it.

However in most cases, you can't call on a PHP file located on another server because it will be parsed by that server's PHP engine and only
return as HTML, NOT PHP. The other server would have to have PHP disabled.

I know there's exceptions to this and that's why I gave indefinite answers, but I don't know what they are because I too am just learning PHP.

I hope that answers your question.