Posted by steve on 09/18/05 21:08

you're getting the script b/c your web server isn't sending it to php for
processing...that's it...end of story. properly configure your web server
and all will be well.


"ishtar" <ishtarbgl@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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|
| steve wrote:
| > again...OMG !!!
| >
| > you probably have .php associated with php and not your web
browser...that's
| > why a dos command prompt opens up. even if you associate .php files with
ie,
| > i don't think you can just double-click the file and have it open as you
| > think it should...that bypasses your web server which shells the script
to
| > php for interpretation.
| >
| > open your freaking browser, type http://localhost/index.php in the
address
| > bar and see how far you get.
| >
| > a LITTLE reading would save you a BUNCH of time and frustration...and
| > comments like OMG !!!
|
| Steve, statements like "OMG" are like a rocking chair, its fun to do
| but it really doesn't get anyone anywhere.
|
| Thanks for your more constructive response as opposed to the initial
| one. Trust me, I have done a LOT of reading and spent a BUNCH of time
| on this. As I admitted in the original post I am new to this but I am
| confident I followed the steps needed. For instance, everything you
| stated above I tried days ago, before even posting here. Thus why I
| felt the need to make a post.
|
| I have gone through the automatic and manual installation of PHP as
| outlined on PHP.net. I have used IIS and Abyss web server to host my
| site. In both cases I could test to make sure IIS and the web server
| were working perfectly for normal html, no issues. For both I followed
| the detailed steps for setting up PHP to work with them and neither
| would. Specifically, you can find some instructions for setting up PHP
| with Abyss here:
|
| http://www.aprelium.com/abyssws/php.html
|
| As you can see from the instructions it seems very straight forward but
| for some reason didn't work for me.
|
| Finally, my reasoning behind expecting to be able to double-click on
| index.php and have it open IE and see the page was because I saw it
| specifically stated on http://www.simplephpblog.com/. This is the PHP
| web site I am trying to use and it seems very easy but obviously isn't
| if you can't get PHP working. I understand the reasoning behind going
| through http://localhost but all I receive is a display of the written
| script in index.php, not the web page itself that should be a result of
| the script if PHP was running properly.
|
| At this point I just don't know anymore. I'm exhausted from trying and
| I am giving some consideration to reimaging my webserver and starting
| from scratch with PHP installation as my initial focus.
|
| Thanks again.
|

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