Blank Page :(

PHPCanuck

I'm just started writing PHP code 4 days ago so I'm very new to this.

This code here should print all the files in a directory but all I get is a blank page can someone please help....

<?php
print "hello";

$test=opendir('d:\php');
while ($file = readdir($test)) {
print "$file\n";
}
closedir($test);
?>

</body>
</html>

rebelo

Try this to see if the opendir is working right:

if($test=opendir('d:\\php')){
 while($file = readdir($test)){
 print("$file\n");
 }
}else{
 print("Poo!");
}

If you see poo, then the dir is not right. Also, did you confirm there are files in the dir?

Originally posted by PHPCanuck
I'm just started writing PHP code 4 days ago so I'm very new to this.

This code here should print all the files in a directory but all I get is a blank page can someone please help....

<html>
<body>

<?php
print "hello";

$test=opendir('d:\php');
while ($file = readdir($test)) {
print "$file\n";
}
closedir($test);
?>

</body>
</html>

PHPCanuck

Nope that did not work.

My PHP is working fine when I test it with other code.
Its just that no matter what it wont put any text on the screen.

rebelo

The following is a code snippet from a script I wrote for a client. It grabs the contents and creates links on the page associated with any files in the dir. So, he uploads a pic, and it is automatically added to his site.

Needless to say, it works. I can't see anything wrong with your code, but maybe this helps. If it does not, then there is really only one thing to explain your problem:

bloody windows!

<?

$destDir = "images/";

$dp = opendir($destDir);
while($current = readdir($dp)){
	if($current != "." && $current != ".."){
		print("<a href=\"".$destDir.$current."\">$current</a><br>\n");
	}
}

?>

hwij3

From my experience when I learnt PHP at first time - which is not so long ago 😉 you might have not set your PHP & web server properly.

You need to start your web server at the first time in case you dont know that (becuase I didnt when I tried it in first time).

Second thing you need to put your files inside your htdocs folder or its subfolder.

That just to get you started.
/me is also a newbie
I would recommend you to use a PHP+Apache+MySQL integrated tool such as Nusphere or PHPTriad.
You can get it from nusphere.com or download.com
Hope that help

PHPCanuck

I did that.
Apache is running. PHP is running (made an upload script that works just fine).
but when I try somthing as basic as

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Nothing shows 🙁

rebelo

phpinfo() doesn't show anything?? That is problems beyond code then. You have a problem with your webserver. You need to use a forum related to php setup & installation.