Newbie...PHP code shows in my browser page and not the result.

[lariat1997]

Hey all,

Coming to the funner side of Flash and will be starting to implement PHP. I have installed PHP and Apache. I have put some simple PHP code in Dreamweaver, but when I preview it, I only see the source displayed...not what I want to see. Below is the code that is on my .php file.

<?php
echo date("l, F, js, Y");
?>

Can anyone tell me how to fix this?
Thank you.

[NogDog]

My guess is that DW does not invoke the page through the webserver, thus it does not get sent to the PHP processor. You may have to preview it via a separate browser session, making sure to invoke it via a "http://localhost/..." address (not a file: address).

[mrgrammar]

I use DW with PHP. You are correct that it does not invoke the page through the webserver. When creating pages with PHP code, you'll have to upload your files to the webserver and view them through your browser.

Personally, for sites that I create that use mostly PHP and do not rely on DW templates, I've found that Coffeecup HTML editor is a great PHP editor.