php not working?

[gsquare567]

Ok, I downloaded it, and then i did what it said in the tutorial, and made a notepad document saved as test.php and put

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<?
phpinfo();
?>

then ran it as an htm file and nothing! help! i also installed apache 2.0 before this as well as mysql. all went smoothe. is there something more that i hafta do than run the installers??? (i'll keep this thread as my neverending php questions too, but this is most important)

[Accurax]

First off.... dont just use this thread, create a new thread for each specific problem, that way its easier for others to find the information later.

As for your problem here, have you installed php mysql and apache seperatly? Or have you used WAMP or XAMP... or whatever the most popular is these days (i still use WAMP)

[gsquare567]

uhh... isnt this a new thread??? anyways, heres what i did:
i downloaded php installer, apache 2.0 installer, mysql installer, all separately installed in that order. i use windows xp. should i have done it another way? (please be specific and maybe lend me a link cuz im n00b at php, only know java well)

[Accurax]

Originally Posted by gsquare567

(i'll keep this thread as my neverending php questions too, but this is most important)

That was what i was referring to.

Doing it that way is fine .... but its by no means the easiest.

I use WAMP ... which is a little program that contains all of the bits you downloaded seperatly, and also has a nifty interface...

btw... do you have phpmyadmin?... you'll probably need that too... and its in wamp.

Now, i think the prefered utility nowadays is summint called XAMP, but ive never used that......

WAMP is not easy to install.... but, with a little patience and the help of google, you should get it up and running in no time. for wamp and xamp and see which you prefer.

[crewdesign]

You said you ran it as an htm file? you need to save it with the .php extension

[Accurax]

lol well noticed crew ... /me slaps myself

[crewdesign]

hee hee aww my message is to short

[gsquare567]

ok, i installed xampp, and i still get a blank page when i run

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<?php
   phpinfo();
?>

you said something about not running it through an internet file, cuz i saved it as test.php and the icon is mozilla firefox, so when i double click on it it opens a new blank tab.

[JasonStanley]

Just to make sure you are actually going to the right page... go to http://localhost/filename.php

Furthermore make sure the file is saved as .php

I don't know much about xampp. I recently installed apache though. Its better to install apache first, then the php installer. The php installer will then update your apache configuration file which is called httpd.conf. The php installer will add line which has \\ between each file. If you switch these to / then it will probably work.

[crewdesign]

you will need to save the test.php file in the xxamp/htdocs folder

[gsquare567]

ok, tried that and still a blank page.