Problem getting started

[Ivory Tinkler]

Hi - I was just wondering if anyone can just help me get started with
PHP (with My SQL).

I've installed these on my home PC (together with Apache web server as
a local host), but when I navigate to the "test.php" file in my
browser, I just get the file opening in Notepad. I'm sure it was
appearing in the browser correctly last week when I tried.

Any ideas? I'm pretty sure I've configured the Apache httpd.conf file
correctly. My SQL starts on StartUp (showing as a green light in the
system tray) so that can't be the problem - and http://localhost is
displaying the Apache test page ok in the browser.

Thanks

Tim

[Mark Kuiphuis]

Re: Problem getting started

Assuming you have setup apache allright to cooperate with php I assume
you try to retrieve the file via file:// protocol instead of http://
protocol. (make sure you have the php file in the documentroot of the
webserver).

Mark

Ivory Tinkler wrote:
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> Hi - I was just wondering if anyone can just help me get started with
> PHP (with My SQL).
>
> I've installed these on my home PC (together with Apache web server as
> a local host), but when I navigate to the "test.php" file in my
> browser, I just get the file opening in Notepad. I'm sure it was
> appearing in the browser correctly last week when I tried.
>
> Any ideas? I'm pretty sure I've configured the Apache httpd.conf file
> correctly. My SQL starts on StartUp (showing as a green light in the
> system tray) so that can't be the problem - and http://localhost is
> displaying the Apache test page ok in the browser.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tim[/color]