Php want me to download it?

[wamasterhunter]

Hi guys,
I am trying to learn PHP but when I try to view the componet locally it wants me to download it?  What is the problem?

[trq]

Have you installed and configured a web server with php enabled?

[wamasterhunter]

What do you mean by that?  I have Apache and IIS,  Apache is disabled though.

[ball420]

i'm having the same problem!! but with my instance i have set up IIS and am using dreamweaver to write my code. when i go to check if my code works or not it ask's me to  open    save  cancel. anything i do it opens in dreamweaver<exept for cancel obviously> even if i right click and choose open with... what is the problem??? i'm running on xp pro.

[wildteen88]

[quote author=ball420 link=topic=123087.msg512805#msg512805 date=1169683406]
i'm having the same problem!! but with my instance i have set up IIS and am using dreamweaver to write my code. when i go to check if my code works or not it ask's me to  open    save  cancel. anything i do it opens in dreamweaver<exept for cancel obviously> even if i right click and choose open with... what is the problem??? i'm running on xp pro.
[/quote]
You need to do either of the following:
- setup a project in Dreamweaver and tell it to use your local server when previewing files (read DW documentation on setting up projects)
- or you need to setup IIS to parse PHP files with the PHP interpreter.

@[b]wamasterhunter[/b]
[quote author=wamasterhunter link=topic=123087.msg508672#msg508672 date=1169225346]
What do you mean by that?  I have Apache and IIS,  Apache is disabled though.
[/quote]

So which server is setup to parse PHP files with the PHP interpreter? IIS or Apache?