test.php returns an empty page?

cpp2php

im trying to run my first php script on a hosted Server @ (ZenithTech). ive uploaded the file in ASCII to the httpdocs folder (which is the correct folder)

the php file is this:

<html>
<head><title>Am i speaking??</title></head>
<body>
<?PHP echo"i am alive";?>
</body>
</html>

yes, that simple! the problem is all it returns is an empty page with the heading as above?

i've tried:

renaming the file (.shtm, .php) //dont 4get, im a newbie..
removing all other files from the folder
using different tags (?,?PHP,%)

please help!

thanks, chris

abhijeets

Theres nothing wrong in the code

check your browser default colors

Thats all that comes to mind at this moment
:p

siwis

A'll assume that your page title is displayed correctly.

Try:

<html> 
<head><title>Am i speaking??</title></head> 
<body> 
<?PHP echo"<font color=red>i am alive in red</font>";?> 
<?PHP echo"<font color=blue>i am alive in blue</font>";?> 
<?PHP echo"<font color=black>i am alive in black</font>";?> 
</body> 
</html>

Like abhijeets mentioned, it is likely your browser colours screwing things up.

You could always view the source code that your php has generated.

psy

don't feel bad, my localhost doesnt accept test.php either.. im too lazy to hunt down the problem so i just name it test1.php etc.

in my view-source it has the php code there, no parsing at all, its strange 🙂

cpp2php

the problem turned out to my hosting company..

i emailed them, and it turned out they hadn't turned the PHP on!!

all the scripts above work now.. 🙂

although im now stuck on trying to get a form variable to the php script. heres the pages:

index.htm

<html>
<head><title>ncoded PHP Sever Test Page </title></head>
<body>
<form name="form1" method="post" action="index2.php">
<input type="text" name="firstname">
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

index2.php

<html>
<head><title>nCoded PHP Server Return Page </title></head>
<body>
<?php echo("Greetings.$HTTP_POST_VARS["firstname"]"); ?>
</body>
</html>

all i get back is the following error msg:

Parse error:

parse error, unexpected '\"', expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /... /httpdocs/index2.php on line 4

any ideas?

thanks, ck

siwis

Try it as:

<?php
$firstname = $HTTP_POST_VARS['firstname'];
echo "Greetings. $firstname";
?>