[SOLVED] New php files won't interpret locally

[tony.s]

Hello, I am on an Asus Eee PC netbook running Windows XP, using XAMP.  I am finding that php files that are created on this computer are not interpreted by the browser, regardless of how they are created. 

 

I am able to run the XAMP example PHPs fine, Joomla runs fine and PHP files that I created on other machines all run fine.  I tried using Windows Explorer to make an exact copy of a PHP script that runs and the code in the new file will not interpret. When I do a view source the PHP code shows. 

 

If I use an editor – either Notepad, or Notepad++, and copy and paste the text in, the same thing happens and I've tried encoding in both ANSI and UTF-8.  Even a simple script with only the PHPINFO() function will not run.   

[Maknis]

tried WAMP ?

 

Hello, I am on an Asus Eee PC netbook running Windows XP, using XAMP.  I am finding that php files that are created on this computer are not interpreted by the browser, regardless of how they are created. 

 

I am able to run the XAMP example PHPs fine, Joomla runs fine and PHP files that I created on other machines all run fine.  I tried using Windows Explorer to make an exact copy of a PHP script that runs and the code in the new file will not interpret. When I do a view source the PHP code shows. 

 

If I use an editor – either Notepad, or Notepad++, and copy and paste the text in, the same thing happens and I've tried encoding in both ANSI and UTF-8.  Even a simple script with only the PHPINFO() function will not run. 

[PFMaBiSmAd]

Post a script you are trying to use. Show the opening php tag that is in the file. Also, show the exact URL that you are using in the browser.

[watsmyname]

Hello, I am on an Asus Eee PC netbook running Windows XP, using XAMP.  I am finding that php files that are created on this computer are not interpreted by the browser, regardless of how they are created. 

 

I am able to run the XAMP example PHPs fine, Joomla runs fine and PHP files that I created on other machines all run fine.  I tried using Windows Explorer to make an exact copy of a PHP script that runs and the code in the new file will not interpret. When I do a view source the PHP code shows. 

 

If I use an editor – either Notepad, or Notepad++, and copy and paste the text in, the same thing happens and I've tried encoding in both ANSI and UTF-8.  Even a simple script with only the PHPINFO() function will not run. 

Xampp is the best,

 

well make sure php short tags are enable in your php configuration file

first try simple code

<?php
echo "This is test script";
?>

[tony.s]

Yes, I used to use WAMPSERVER and I love it, but as I was getting familiar with Joomla, the tutorials that I was following all suggested XAMP.

 

tried WAMP ?

[tony.s]

<?php
echo "This is test script";
?>

 

This ran!! 

[watsmyname]

<?php
echo "This is test script";
?>

 

This ran!! 

Check php short tags might be disabled in your php.ini file that's why php engine is not parsing the code and displaying it like a normal code.

[tony.s]

Hi,

 

I just wanted to thank everyone for their help...I don't know what I was doing wrong before, but it is working now. 

 

THANK YOU!