Gragggg...

halo

Hi there! Im new to PHP, and this forum. I guess this thing gives you my website...currently I know html and css. PHP is the last coding laungate I want to learn. To do this, the first thing I was told to do, (and did) was to install the latest versions of Apache and PHP. I did this using the windows installation instructions from http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/00/44/index4a.html
and verifyed about 10 times that I had coded everything correctly, just like the instructions said. but still, when I opened up the localhost\phpinfo.php file they told you to create, I got a printout of just the plain text, <? phpinfo() ?>, where there should have been a crapload of php...stuff. I dont know, thats what they told me I should see. once again I verified that I was coding it right, with no better results. so I tried uploading a very simple php page to my website, and found out (with much to-do) that my server ( angelfire, until I finish my site at least ) doesnt support php, so I cant test anything there.
ok so no biggie, Ill just write it offline, on my desktop in text files, I thought. but still, when I opened up any *.php in my browser, straight off the desktop, not even <u>connected</u> to the net, I got a text printout of what should be PHP code, <? phpinfo() ?>. this leads me to belive I have done something twisted and horribly wrong, as the problem seems to lie in my computer itself. My comp will interpret php when it comes from anyone else, but refuses to recognize it when the code is generated localy. all I want is to be able to write PHP and have it work somewhere, but none of these methods have worked. is there help out there?

-Ps, thank you for your patience with the long post. Im just looking for a simple way to write PHP code and then see that code in action, I can learn the rest by trial and error and with help from forums (!) and tutorials. mucho doumo!! 😃

Shriekback

Try <? print PHPINFO(); ?> if that doesnt work.. i would go back and find out what is installed wrong.

piersk

Not sure if you can actually print "phpinfo()" since it is a function...

bernouli

ok, let me guess
you installed apache (if you use it) first, then you installed php, anything seems to be ok, and then ... you forgot to restart apache server, am i right? if so, then all you need is to restart the apache

halo

sorry, none of that it. I did restart apache- about a thousand times. I uninstalled everything, and restarted with a fresh apache and PHP. still didnt work. the only thing that I can get at is mabye I downloaded the wrong version of php?

I downloaded this file:

php-4.2.3-Win32[1].zip

and I run windows 98 on a fairly old comp.

my apache version is
apache_1.3.26-win32-x86-no_src.exe

could any of that be the problem?
the only thing awry in the instructions was the absence of the file Msvcrt in my downloaded copy. however, it was already on my comp so no big deal. still trying....

piersk

Have you tried getting the latest version of apache (I think its no 2.4 for windows)?

shanx24

Please give us more details about the paths of your apache / php etc. I hope you haven't installed things in "c:\program files" because the space in that folder name usually is a pain. Did you install the appropriate DLLs etc into your system32 folder?

Anyway, some instructions that have worked for a lot of people are at: http://shanx.com/php/install_win32.txt

Holler if you need more specific help.

Cheers.

mrbrush

Make sure you have these or similar lines in your httpd.conf file, if not enter them at the corresponding section with the corresponding values:

LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so

AddModule mod_php4.c

<IfModule mod_php4.c>
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php4 .php3 .phtml
</IfModule>

hikkemikke

Hello..

You say "when I open any *.php in my browser, straight off the desktop" Are you just opening the file from the filesystem? Or are you using apache to "parse" the file.. To know the diference: Is the adress in your browser "file:///C:/localhost/testfile.php" or is it "http://localhost/testfile.php". The last one is the correct. Sorry if you feel the question insulting, but I just had to ask..

dalecosp

I don't mean this to be insulting, either, but I haven't seen it mentioned yet by anyone. Maybe short tags are turned off? Have you tried <?php phpinfo(); ?> ??