> operator displays text

[magnoliazz]

I'm having a problem with php scripts, whenever there's a ' > ' operator, what comes after is displayed as text. For example :

 

 

<?php

if( isset($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR']) && is_array($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR']) && count($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR'])> 0 )

{

echo '<ul class="err">';

foreach($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR'] as $msg)

{

echo '<li>',$msg,'</li>';

}

echo '</ul>';

unset($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR']);

}

?>

 

 

displays the following on the page:

 

 

0 ) { echo '

 

    * '; foreach($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR'] as $msg) { echo '',$msg,'

      '; } echo '

 

'; unset($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR']); } ?>

 

I just don't get it, do I have to change the settings? or am I doing something wrong? why does it consider the '>' operator as the start of a text?

 

I'd really appreciate your help on this.

 

[Mchl]

What happens when you display the source of the page? Do you see whole PHP code?

If yes, this means PHP is not running on your server.

[magnoliazz]

well  I'm using dreamweaver+easyphp, and everything seems ok, but when I preview php scripts in the browser I have this problem. How can I know if php works on the server or not?

[Mchl]

Is this on your computer or on a webhost?

 

Anyway: create this simple file;

 

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

 

If you see nothing, you've no PHP.

[oni-kun]

Yes, I doubt you have PHP configured. Are you viewing the file directly via browser? Or are you doing localhost/to/file.php?

 

"<?phpif( isset($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR']) && is_array($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR']) && count($_SESSION['ERRMSG_ARR'])>"

 

The browser may see that all as one HTML tag (that does not exist, obviously. And only display the stuff after it, Another pointer that you're not running PHP!

[magnoliazz]

I tried phpinfo() and it worked, but the problem is still the same. I tried reinstalling, still doesn't work wether I'm viewing the file directly with the browser or through "localhost/.../file.php".

[Mchl]

Is the file saved with .php extension?

[jl5501]

One question, perhaps irrelevant, but you are viewing this file via http arent you? i.e. with a browser with http:// at the start?

[magnoliazz]

yes the extension is .php and I'm viewing it with http. Also the httpd.config file seems to have all the entries necessary:

 

ServerName localhost:80

 

LoadModule php5_module "C:/Program Files/EasyPHP5.3.0/php/php5apache2_2.dll"

 

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php5

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php4

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

 

am I forgetting something?

 

[akitchin]

are you sure there's no ? in there, right before the greater-than operator? if so, that would be a closing PHP tag, which would result in the output shown.

[magnoliazz]

No, there's no ? before > , the code is as u can see it in the first post.