.php files execute, but embedded php scripts in HTML do not.

meatmuppet · - Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Reno, NV

Here's a newbie question:

If I point my browser to a .php file, it executes just fine and my browser displays all the appropriate content.

When I add php scripts to an HTML document nothing happens. For example (simplified)...

<html><head><title>blah</title></head>
<body>
<?php
print "hello world";
?>
</body>
</html>

...does nothing. "Hello world" does not print to the screen. Nor is there an error message/notice of any kind. None of the other acceptable php tags work either--I've tried them all.
Did I miss a step in the php installation? Abyss config?

I appreciate any comments/help on this point!

marc2003 · - Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 15

i know less than nothing about php but surely it only interprets php files although i believe there other options on php install. just do what everyone else does. rename all .htm files to .php

aprelium · - Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Posts: 6800

meatmuppet,

To have a file processed by PHP, it must have one of the extensions listed in the extensions associated with the PHP interpreter in the CGI Parameters.
By default, it should be .php (although the file contains some HTML).
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meatmuppet · - Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Reno, NV

Marc2003 and aprelium,

That was the solution I've been looking for, thanks. I'm still very new at this, and haven't gotten all the "memos" :)
The SAMS book I'm using doesn't mention anything about ALL files being .php files, but I'll look again. In the meantime, on to the code!

Thanks again. Abyss is working great!