Raymondo

Problem turned out to be so basic I'm embarrased. The php.ini file had short tags turned off so <? blah ?> wasn't recognised! Changed to long tags and bingo, all fixed.

Hi, I'm an absolute beginner trying to teach myself Apache, PHP and MySql. I have a PC running Windows XP and have set up a local server. The installation went reasonably well though it was rather daunting for a complete beginner. Anyway, I got things working and set off with PHP book in hand. The first few scripts worked without a problem but then came a script that was refused access with the following error message: -------------- Forbidden You don't have permission to access /phpStuff/< on this server. Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) PHP/5.1.1 Server at localhost Port 80 -------------- phpStuff is the directory where I create my scripts and run them. It lives in a directory called D:\MyServer\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs The script I'm running is: <?php if (!$_POST['submit']) { ?> <form action="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>" method="post"> Enter a number: <input name="number" size="2"> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Go"> </form> <?php } else { $number =$_POST['number']; if ($number > 0) { echo 'You entered a positive number'; } elseif ($number < 0) { echo 'You entered a negative number'; } else { echo 'You entered zero'; } } ?> When first loaded, the if part is executed no problem. When I submit the form, I get the above message. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Raymondo