I know nothing!!

[aledopcworks]

I know nothing about php so first things first.... I am Sorry!! ...I thought it would be simple to just copy the php code from one webpage to another..it's not..the page I am trying to post shows all the code as text on the webpage? what am I missing? I am using Expression Web 2 could that be the problem?? I dont even know what you need to have to help if you can!

[Lodius2000]

you might not have php on you server

 

make a new page and put

<?php
echo 'hello world';
?>

 

copy that into your new page, upload it, run it and copy paste what the browser shows you back in this thread

[.josh]

Do you have a hosting plan somewhere?  Is it free?  There's a good possibility they don't allow you to execute php scripts.  You need to give more details about where you are trying to execute your script.

[Lamez]

If you do not have a cheap web host, take a look at servage, a link in my sig!

[PFMaBiSmAd]

I know nothing about php so first things first....

Then the first thing you should do is get a beginning php book at your local book store and read it. Getting up to speed on the basics so that you know what you are even looking at will save you a lot of frustration, will prevent a lot of problems, and will allow you to accomplish something useful, quicker.

[Maq]

I thought it would be simple to just copy the php code from one webpage to another..it's not..

 

Exactly.  You need to attempt it yoursef so we can help you.  The most people are going to give you is pseudo code.  Otherwise you will not learn anything.