again, escape html failure

benie

I just install php4 on win98 running apache 1.3 server.
I make test.php like this :
<?php
echo "Hi, I'm a PHP script!";
?>
Oh its work on my browser screen, great software.
Unfortunetly when insert that script inside a html file like test.html :

<head>
    <title>Example</title>
</head>
<body>
test
    <?php 
    echo "Hi, I'm a PHP script!"; 
    ?>
</body>

I only get "test" text on browser screen.
Its misconfiguration on php or apache configuration ?

TIA

Anon

Hi TIA,

You could either way:
- configure apache that he parses ALL html files. Not so nice option.
- Rename the file to .phtml or .php and all will work.

Because PHP will leave all non PHP code alone the second construction is easier.

Like:

<?php

for ($i=0;$i<10;$i++)
{
?>Hi!<br><?
}

This will spit out 10 lines with \"Hi!\".
It might even be faster than print() because no function has to be called. If you have to pass or include variables, print() is easier of course.

Wouter

benie

Thanks Wouter,
Its work fine by the way how about your first suggestion (just curios) how to do that.

Thanks again,

bEniE

Anon

Hi bEniE,

Well, actual it shouldn't be so hard at all.
You can map any extension to any handler I think.

Take a look at the AddHandler directives in your httpd.conf.

Although it might not be advisable, because parsing every .html file on big sites causes performance loss.

But if you have one big dynamic site, what can you do ... 🙂

I tested it, but I cannot rely on my apache build, it does not work correct, I was testing some Web_dav code in it.

Good luck.