New Welcome XAMPP and docs

[Zah]

Windows 7 Enterprise
32 bit OS

Hi I am new to php I have installed xamppp and have check the status in the control panel for apache and mysql both are running as shwon in below screen shot. However when I create a small php program like this

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<?
echo "Hello from php";


and then I saved this at this location as per the book I am following titled "PHP for Absolute Beginners 2nd Edition"
C:\xampp\htdocs\ch1\test.php

When I run this in my google chrome browser It simply displays blank page without the echo output "Hello from php"

Please let me know what needs to be done.

Thank You

[Altrea]

Hi,

I have splitted your post from the original topic. How do you think is that topic related to "New Welcome XAMPP and docs"?

Related to your issue: Don't use short open tags <? use the full version of it <?php

best wishes,
Altrea

[Zah]

Hi,
Thanks for that, I have now included both tags as in below saved the file and again run it on the chrome browser as http://localhost/ch1/test.php but still it is blank

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<?
echo "Hello from php";
?>

[Altrea]

You did not changed what i suggested.
Maybe you should reread my post again.