Executing php files with WampServer-Urgent

[HMRC]

Im a novice and I want to develop a small Web based database system and so I have installed Wampserver. I have written my html forms and php files using notepad. The html form is suppossed to load a php file but apperantly instead of executing the php file, the php file is being downloaded as a document as opposed to running it. Here is my code.

 

 

CreateAccount.php

<?Php

include('ServerAndDbConnect.php');

$First_Name = $_POST["firstName"];

$Last_Name = $_POST["lastName"];

etc

 

ServerAndDbConnect.php

<?php

$hostName = "localhost"; // Host name

$dbName = "StockControl"; // Database name

$userName = "root"; // Mysql username.

$password = ""; // Mysql password

mysql_connect("$hostName","$userName","$password") or die ("Can't log in

either username or password is incorrect");

mysql_select_db("$dbName") or die ("Failed to open database or database doesn't

exist");

?>

 

When I hit the submit button on my form it is supposed to run "CreateAccount.php" but instead opens it in text form. Is there special folder am supposed to place the files or what. Please take me thru step by step

 

Thankyou

HMRC

 

[Mchl]

Put your html and php files in

c:\wamp\www

(or it's subfolders)

 

Then point your browser to http://localhost/

 

[HMRC]

Ok, I have put my files in the following folder

C:\wamp\www\StockControl

 

Im using internet explorer but I guess now I don't know how to point my browser to this folder because it's still opening them as text documents

 

Thanks

 

[trq]

What url are you accessing the files via? Should be.... http://localhost/StockControl

[HMRC]

When I execute the html file what I have is C:\wamp\www\StockControl\StockIssue.htm

 

My biggest problem is where and how do I specify that it should read http://localhost/StockControl

 

Wampserver is on and all services are running.

[trq]

You put http://localhost/StockControl in the address bar of your browser, just as you would any website. http://localhost points to your local webserver.

[HMRC]

Thanks a lot, problem solved. Its nice to be a novice!!!