[b]Me again[/b]

sean · - Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 18 Location: London

Hey all

I had a bit of trouble earlier with CGi but i'm all sorted now, I am itching to learn php, but i need php enabled on my web server.

I have donwloaded Php and installed it fine - No Problem.

I am working with this script:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>My first PHP script</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<CENTER>My first PHP script</CENTER>

<?
echo "<center>Hello World<P></center>";
$today = date( "l dS of F Y h:i:s A" );
PRINT "<CENTER>Today is: $today.</CENTER>";
?>
</BODY>
</HTML>

But when i try to open it up, it loads Dreamweaver and shows my script. HELP!

Moxxnixx · - Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1226 Location: Florida

You can't just double-click on the .php and expect it to show.
You have to browse to it in your browser via your site. :wink:

sean · - Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 18 Location: London

I went into Explorer, right clicked on test.php and clicked open with...Internet explorer. Just a blank page appears. I view the source and it shows the php code there.

Here's what i'm working with:
<html>

<body>

<?php

$myvar = "Hello World";

echo $myvar;

?>

</body>

</html>

Any ideas why not?

Moxxnixx · - Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1226 Location: Florida

Again, let me remind you. You have to go to it in your browser by typing your address to your website.

sean · - Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 18 Location: London

Man, appreciate it but no joy. Shall i re-install php in the same folder as my web server?

Moxxnixx · - Joined: 21 Jun 2003 Posts: 1226 Location: Florida

You don't need to.

If you didn't already, go here:
http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/php.html
and install php EXACTLY like it says.
Then it'll work. :wink:

aprelium · - Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Posts: 6800

Install PHP as adviced above, put your test.php file in htdocs/, and browse http://127.0.0.1/test.php . Using the browser is the only way to get the page from the server.
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sean · - Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 18 Location: London

i made sure php was installed like that guide, browsed to url in my browser but still nothing. I just get a blank screen, and when i view my source, it shows the php script. Any ideas?

TRUSTAbyss · - Joined: 29 Oct 2003 Posts: 3752 Location: USA, GA

Maybe mine is more easy to follow ? :?

http://os17fan.cjb.net

aprelium · - Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Posts: 6800

sean,

Please send your abyss.conf file to support@aprelium.com and we'll tell you what's wrong with your configuration.
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meatmuppet · - Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Reno, NV

Aprelium,

Thank you thank you thank you. I came to this thread in desperation, trying to get php to work with Abyss on my Win98 machine. For some reason, none of the "help" manuals I've read contain your simple words of advice (which is probably common knowledge to experienced server admins): start the php script from the Address bar in the browser. This worked! So easy, and yet, not obvious to a newbie like me.

On to the coding...
Thank You!

Tim in Reno NV

sean · - Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 18 Location: London

I just went for it,

I re-installed everything, even abyss, and it works fine now. And so do my php scripts :P

Just a quick note to say thanks to everyone, really do appreciate it.

No doubt i'll be on here with another problem soon enough :wink:

See ya for now,

SEAN