Have just installed 8.1.1 and am trying html and php files in the dashboard folder. Pure html is working with an htm extension, so is php with a php extension. However the simple test file shown below just outputs the html part and doesn't show the php. Just shows "this should work". What am I doing wrong? Thanks.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
this should work
<?php
echo "My first PHP script!";
?>
</body>
</html>
Beginner's problem
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Beginner's problem
by mikespike2008 » 07. January 2022 00:31
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Re: Beginner's problem
by Altrea » 07. January 2022 00:39
The file does need to have a .php file extension and needs to get requested by an url.
So your browsers address bar should start with something like http://localhost
So your browsers address bar should start with something like http://localhost
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Re: Beginner's problem
by mikespike2008 » 07. January 2022 23:20
Thanks for that Altrea. I did have the http://localhost/dashboard in front of it but assumed it would find the php embedded in the html and run it. I've tried it with the php extension and it worked fine. Thanks again.
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