Wampserver, starting PHP in my desktop

[moisesbr]

Hi

 

Here is a very basic question, but will help me a lot:

 

I manage to install Wampserver. 

 

How to I point in my navigator to a file that in C:/myolder/myphpfile.php

 

I tried C:/myolder/myphpfile.php but it does not execute, shows code instead.

 

Moises

 

[trq]

You need to browse to your server with your web browser.

 

http://localhost

[Muddy_Funster]

also : C:\myfolder\ must be within your webserver's served directories

[moisesbr]

You need to browse to your server with your web browser.

 

http://localhost

yes, But is local host my "c:" (root)

 

I tried as below:

 

localhost/myolder/myphpfile.php

 

page not found.

 

 

Moises

[Muddy_Funster]

ok, I think this needs moved to the relevent section - Other Webserver Software would be my pick.

[moisesbr]

also : C:\myfolder\ must be within your webserver's served directories

 

How to I setup C:\myfolder\ as a web served directory, or how to include it in  webserver's served directories  ?

[Muddy_Funster]

In windows it's not as easy as linux - Linux supports hardlink's.  It depends on the software you have installed, I have only used XAMPP on widows computers, nothing else.  Check through the documentation for the software and it should explain how and where to setup the web folders

[moisesbr]

I am using Wampserver.

There is a www folder there.

I tried to call the file there using:

http://localhost//:index.php

But it returns:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /:index.php on this server. 

[Muddy_Funster]

http://localhost/index.php

 

the only colon ( : ) that you should have is the one after the http and before the two forward slashes ( // ) and it's all single slashes after the double one at the start.

[jazzman1]

 

 

How to I setup C:\myfolder\ as a web served directory, or how to include it in  webserver's served directories  ?

 

Use "Alias Directive" under Apache. It allows documents to be stored in the local filesystem other than under the DocumentRoot folder.

 

Never tested on windows machines!

 

To obtain more information, check at docs of apache web site.