[!--quoteo(post=379988:date=Jun 4 2006, 11:36 AM:name=wildteen88)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(wildteen88 @ Jun 4 2006, 11:36 AM) [snapback]379988[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] You cannot execute PHP files the way you do with HTML files, ie double click it and it'll open up in the browser. As PHP is a server-side lanaguage it requires a server that is configured to execute any .php files with the PHP intepreter. Now in order to do this you need to open up a browser and type in [a href=\"http://localhost/\" target=\"_blank\"]http://localhost/[/a] you should see list of files and folders now click the file you want to execute, or typeing the actuall name of the script like so: [a href=\"http://localhost/todaysdate.php\" target=\"_blank\"]http://localhost/todaysdate.php[/a] NOTE: the url [a href=\"http://localhost/\" target=\"_blank\"]http://localhost/[/a] will only work if you have a server setup on your computer. Now with the Dummies book you have there should be chapter or an apendix section that tells you how to setup a server on your computer. [/quote] Ah, that makes sense. I do have Apache set up on here and Mysql. Now I remember a section where your php files need to in a certain location. DOH! thanks Doug