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cosmic
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:55 am    Post subject: PHP Offline problems... Reply with quote
Hi, total newbie here. I've been searching the forums for an answer, but have been unable to find one.

I want to view my PHP website offline.

I have installed Abyss 2.5 and PHP 5 on my computer, and it seems to be working because if I use the phpinfo.php file, I get a long long list of settings for the PHP. However, when I try to run my index.php file, Explorer only asks if I want to save or open the page - and if I chose open, it opens in Dreamweaver.

If I use a html-page first (index.htm), with a link to the index.php file, I can get into the index.php file - but then it won't include

Code:
<?php
include("header.php");
?>


which I really need for the site to make sense.

If I upload the entire site online on my FTP, it shows everything perfectly.

I do believe I have followed the instructions and I have only downloaded the latest versions of everything, and since the phpinfo.php works, I have understood from the tutorials that I have installed it correctly. Or at least I think so. But obviously, something is wrong.

I use Windows XP.

Could anyone be as kind as to help me?
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TRUSTAbyss
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Joined: 29 Oct 2003
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hello cosmic,

Since PHP is a server-side language, you will need to run it directly from the browser. You can use the localhost (127.0.0.1) address to access your website without being online (e.g. http://localhost), but make sure you're on the computer that has Abyss installed. Opening a PHP file locally will not run your PHP code because it needs to be run through the interpreter.

Kind regards, Josh
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cosmic
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It seems I'm a bit stupid about this (no surprise, this stuff always makes my head spin), but I'm trying... I'm now using Dreamweaver's "Preview" function and using the local host setting. It then tries to open: http://localhost/index.php but all I get is "404 - This page cannot be found". I am on the computer with Abyss and all that installed.

I have two hard drives (C: and X:) - does that matter when it comes to running this? The site is on X and the Abyss and PHP is installed on C. I shouldn't think it'd matter, but I tried moving the whole site to C, just to make sure that wasn't the problem. Didn't help, obviously.

*headdesk and feels dumb but very thankful for the help*
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AbyssUnderground
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Make sure your htdocs folder points to the folder on drive X: in the console. I just wrote a tutorial on how to do this.

http://www.abyssunderground.co.uk/change-htdocs.php

404 error means the file can't be found so check that it does exist and that abyss is looking in the correct location.
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