Totaly new here

Raffie_s

Hello,

I'm new here in this PhP.
and I was testing this:

I've created a HTML file that calls an PhP procedure

the PhP script is:

<?php
$name=$_GET['name']
echo "hello, $name!"
?>

and the HTML script is:

<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>

</head>

when I klick on the link that calls the PhP script, then I see the PhP script in my internet browser instead of the result:
Hello Ralph.

how can i fix this?

regards,

Ralph

jami3

If you are running this on your local machine you will need to install apache and php hovever if this is on your host im afraid they do not support php 🙁

Raffie_s

Hello,
I've installed WAMP5
and it says that all services are running.
whith means: PhPMyadmin and SQL Lite
I've tested a few scripts and sometimes when I open the PHP in the webbrowser it shows nothing (blank) and sometimes it shows the PHP code.

do I need to download or install another PHP server?
if so what server do you sugest?

Ralph

tsinka

Hi,

do not open the scripts/files directly. Save the scripts/files in the htdocs directory and request them as e.g.

http://localhost/hello.php?name=Ralph

Your script has two syntax errors. You forgot the ; characters.

<?php
$name=$_GET['name'];
echo "hello, $name!";
?>

Thomas