I received an answer finally from the server host. They need the extensions to be .php5 not .php. go figure. this was not in the docs anywhere! m.r.
--- In [email protected], Pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, fiberstation > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >hi I am a beginner so forgive if this is a stupid question. I was > >setting up a php page. the sample worked until I opened the php file > >in notepad. now all php files opened in my browsers display only the > >code. can anyone tell me how to correct this. > >thank you, m.r. > > Someone gave you an answer which said that you need to check the folder > settings, but this only applies if you are viewing the files in Windows > - mine, for example, says "open with HTML-Kit", the editor that I use. > However, You say that you are opening the files in a browser, so that > should not apply. > > If you are viewing with your browser, are typing http://localhost into > your URL address? If not, what are you typing into your browser? > > It won't work if you type a file name, like C:\myfiles\index.php - this > will change (in my browser) to file:///C:/myfiles/index.php and show the > source code. > > -- > Pete Clark > > Sunny Andalucia > http://www.hotcosta.com/comm_1.htm >
