PHP not interpreted (Win7) 1.7.7 [SOLVED]
Posted:
07. December 2011 11:14by Ivo21
I am new to XAMPP and web programming.
I installed XAMPP 1.7.7 on Windows 7.
On the status page, MySQL, PHP, HTTPS (SSL), CGI and SSI are all activated.
I tried my first PHP script, the easiest, by writing this code
<html>
<head>
<title>My First PHP Page</title>
</head>
</body>
<?php print('Hello world'); ?>
</body>
</html>
I opened the script file in Firefox 8.01 but PHP is not interpreted. I get a blank page (though, with the right header "My First PHP Page").
Any suggestion?
Thanks for any help, Ivo
Re: PHP not interpreted
Posted:
07. December 2011 11:16by Sharley
What did you name the file and where did you put the file in XAMPP?
What did you type in the browser?
Re: PHP not interpreted
Posted:
07. December 2011 11:28by Ivo21
My file is called first.php and is located on c:\server (on c:\server\xampp I installed XAMPP).
In Firefox I open it through "File - Open File" then selecting it. The URL shown is file:///C:/server/first.php
Re: PHP not interpreted
Posted:
07. December 2011 11:46by Sharley
Your files go in the C:\server\xampp\htdocs folder (DocumentRoot or the web root it is often called).
The file name first.php is correct.
The first.php file needs to be parsed by the Apache server, so make sure Apache and MySQL are both running and then type this in your browser:
http://localhost/first.phpYou should then see your file's php content.
To test your XAMPP installation type:
http://localhostNew users can find self help by reading these first:
readme_en.txt file in the xampp folder.
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.htmlhttp://www.apachefriends.org/en/faq-xampp-windows.htmlSome useful reading that may help you help us to find suitable solutions:
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=48331viewtopic.php?f=16&t=32670
Re: PHP not interpreted
Posted:
07. December 2011 12:04by Ivo21
It works. I tried even before to put the first.php file in the htdocs folder but I did access it by opening a file in Firefox instead of localhost so it did not work. Thanks a lot.
Re: PHP not interpreted
Posted:
07. December 2011 12:05by Sharley
You're welcome and thanks for the feedback.
Best wishes.
