hello all,
newbie to xampp. i am able to open a .php file as my default page but when i try to open a .php file any other way, i get
"You have chosen to download a file from this location.
test.php from local host
what would yo like to do with this file?"
-Open...
-Save...
what do i need to do to fix this problem?
thank you in advance for help.
being prompted to download .php file instead of just opening
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being prompted to download .php file instead of just opening
by jgilliand » 25. November 2008 23:43
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by glitzi85 » 26. November 2008 00:28
jgilliand wrote:either though a link referencing test.php or by file>open>browse....
That's what not working with PHP. If you open a PHP File in that way it is read from Harddisk. PHP needs to be parsed through the PHP Interpreter (which is running as a Module of the Apache Webserver).
Because of this you have to place your PHP-Files inside the htdocs folder and call them via http://localhost/filename.php
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by glitzi85 » 26. November 2008 00:40
Please show me the Link. If the Link looks like this:
Then it would be the same as open the file via File -> Open File...
Your Link must look like this:
on the other hand, if you use such links you will get in troubles when you upload them onto an public server, as localhost always refers to the own computer, so most of your visitors will not see anything, the others will see their own local Webserver
You can use it also in this way:
but only if the file which contains the link is in the same directory as file.php and it is called via the Webserver too!
For example:
test.php:
output.php:
Put both files in C:\xampp\htdocs (or wherever you installed XAMPP) and call http://localhost/test.php
glitzi
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<a href="file:\\\C:/xampp/htdocs/file.php">Link</a>
Then it would be the same as open the file via File -> Open File...
Your Link must look like this:
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<a href="http://localhost/file.php">Link</a>
on the other hand, if you use such links you will get in troubles when you upload them onto an public server, as localhost always refers to the own computer, so most of your visitors will not see anything, the others will see their own local Webserver
You can use it also in this way:
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<a href="/file.php">Link</a>
but only if the file which contains the link is in the same directory as file.php and it is called via the Webserver too!
For example:
test.php:
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<html>
<head>
<title>Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<a href="/output.php?link=1">Link 1</a><br />
<a href="/output.php?link=2">Link 2</a>
</body>
</html>
output.php:
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<?php
if(empty($_GET['link'])){
header("Location: /test.php");
exit();
}?>
<html>
<head>
<title>Follow Up</title>
</head>
<body>
You clicked Link No. <?php echo $_GET['link']; ?>
</body>
</html>
Put both files in C:\xampp\htdocs (or wherever you installed XAMPP) and call http://localhost/test.php
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by jgilliand » 26. November 2008 01:05
also getting error message when entering http://localhost/test.php in address bar:
"You have chosen to download a file from this location.
test.php from local host
what would yo like to do with this file?"
-Open...
-Save...
so it looks like the only way i can open a .php file is if it is configured to be my default page
"You have chosen to download a file from this location.
test.php from local host
what would yo like to do with this file?"
-Open...
-Save...
so it looks like the only way i can open a .php file is if it is configured to be my default page
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