How can i check if a site uses php

[dropfaith]

im getting ready to build a cms for

http://www.ndecboston.org/about.html

 

and im wondering if it runs php the guy is getting the info and wont have it for a few days and im inpatient so i kinda want to start some basics on my own server but if it doesnt support php it would be wasted effort

[R4nk3d]

Create a new text file and type this in it:

<? echo phpinfo() ?>

and if it shows you the info, you got all the specs for the version, etc. There ya go, hope it works.

 

EDIT: sorry, save it as name.php and then upload it to his webserver. Then type in the url in a web browser.

[corbin]

Server: Apache/2.2.3

 

 

If I had to guess I would say yes, but ya never know.

[dropfaith]

sweet i dont currently have access to his server im waiting on those details i know the entire project scope but the guy i have contact with isnt the guy with the web details..

 

its annoying.

 

but yea Apache at least makes me a little bit happy on the chance that he has php..

if not any ideas on how the best content manager would work out ive never used anything but php mysql

[Lamez]

sweet i dont currently have access to his server im waiting on those details i know the entire project scope but the guy i have contact with isnt the guy with the web details..

 

its annoying.

 

but yea Apache at least makes me a little bit happy on the chance that he has php..

if not any ideas on how the best content manager would work out ive never used anything but php mysql

 

What What? Are you asking for a good PHP CMS?

[dropfaith]

no i was asking if i didnt have php whats the best system to use to build a cms

 

if i have php and mysql i pretty much have a cms  i just need to edit some details for this project..

[Lamez]

The next thing in line would probably be, Perl or ColdFusion, but I have no idea.

[DarkWater]

I strongly doubt that it's running PHP.  Servers running PHP should be sending X-Powered-By headers, and this one isn't.  Normally, it would say something like:

 

X-Powered-By: PHP/5.2.6

[Daniel0]

I strongly doubt that it's running PHP.  Servers running PHP should be sending X-Powered-By headers, and this one isn't.  Normally, it would say something like:

 

X-Powered-By: PHP/5.2.6

 

Neither does this server and I can guarantee you we are running PHP

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Also, the php header would only be sent if php was invoked to generate the web page. For a static .html page, php would not be involved at all.

[Daniel0]

And only if expose_php is set to On.

[DarkWater]

Yeah, I meant in general.  Most servers don't bother turning expose_php to off, and therefore send the header if they're using PHP.  The server might have PHP on, but you can't be completely sure without actually having access.  You can guess though. =P