view page, not download!

chimonkey

i'm trying to get php installed alongside pws to run on my comp.

i get everything installed and copied to the correct folders. when i try to run my test file, the browser tries to download the file instead of displaying the stuff.

i've looked at another thread, but did not understand the answer.

cheers in advance.

Anon

Try viewing it via your localhost...

I believe it is http://localhost/<<LOCATION FROM PWS>

You might need to try to replace localhost with your local ip (127 something)...

Anon

Sounds like you aren't getting a content header. If you can, try this. Open a command/DOS window and telnet to your web server on port 80.

On Win2K, you connect like this.

telnet localhost 80

Then, paste this stuff into the window, exactly like this.

Do not include seperators

GET / HTTP/1.0
Host: localhost

===============================

Do not include seperators

Make sure there is a double line break at the end. Your web server will return results, as if it responded to a client browser request.

Do you see a Content-Type: text/html header????????? If not, that is likely your problem.

Also, make sure you even have MIME types defined. These are the file extension associations to Content-Type header delivery. I am not familiar with PWS but this reeks of an incorrect Content-Type header, so your browser is doing some default action with the body.

Search your help file for MIME.

Hope this helps.

Matthew Pirvul
eAccounts.NETwork