My Browser gives back my php code instead of form inputs

[cognition]

Hi guys, can anyone help?
I use Windows 7, I installed Apache, php, MySQL and phpMyAdmin all tested OK, but my Browser give me back the same php code in my (.php) file instead of form inputs. Can any one help?

[Oralloy]

You need to post your code, so we can see what is wrong.

[Rabbit]

How are you accessing your page? You have to access it through the server's port. You can't just open the file.

[cognition]

here is my code:

<?php
$dbc = mysqli_connect ('localhost', 'servername', 'password', 'aliendatabase') or die('Error connection to MySQL server.');

	$query = "INSERT INTO aliens_abduction (first_name, last_name, email, when_it_happened, how_long, how_many, alien_description, " ."'what_they_did, fang_spotted, what_you_want, message) " ."VALUES ('Sally', 'Jones', 'tubext@msn.com', '3 days ago', '1 day', 'Four', " ."'Green with six tentacles', 'We just talked and played with a dog', 'Yes', 'Lodging Compliant', 'I may have seen your dog Contact me.')";    

$result = mysqli_query($dbc, $query) or die('Error querying database.');
mysqli_close($dbc);
?>

@Rabbit - Can you pls give such description as accessing it through the server, because I after i filled the form and click the submit button, I still get this code?

[cognition]

@Oralloy - can you see the code?

[cognition]

here also is the html form post other:

...
...
<form method="post" action="reportdb.php">
<fieldset id="contact">
  <legend>Contact us</legend>
...
...

[cognition]

OK, this is what I did recently and still it did not work, I added this:

#PHPIniDir "C:/Apache/PHP/"
LoadModule php5_module "C:/Apache/PHP/php5apache2_4.dll"
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php

# configure the path to php.ini
PHPIniDir "C:/Apache/php"

to my Apache "httpd.conf file and got this response after restarting my Apache server "The requested operation has failed!" any other clues?

[Rabbit]

Please use code tags when posting code.

By accessing it through the server, I mean something like this:

http://www.website.com/

If you're opening the website just by double clicking the file, that doesn't open it through the server, and it's not going to process the PHP that you're sending your form to.

[cognition]

since i am not using a website such as (www.example.com) I am accessing it from my localhost server, as in :(file:///D:/My%20Websites/alien_abduction/alienabduct.htm l) in my browser, then after filling the form, I will click Submit instead of a confirmation page of data i entered in the form in I'll rather get : <?php
$dbc = mysqli_connect ('localhost', 'servername', 'password', 'aliendatabase' ) or die('Error connection to MySQL server.');
$query = "INSERT INTO aliens_abductio n (first_name, last_name, email, when_it_happene d, how_long, how_many, alien_descripti on, 'what_they_did, fang_spotted) " ."VALUES ('Sally', 'Jones', 'user@domain.co m', '3 days ago', '1 day', 'Four', 'Green with six tentacles', 'We just talked and played with a dog', 'Yes'.')";
$result = mysqli_query($d bc, $query) or die('Error querying database.');
mysqli_close($d bc);
?>

in this location : file:///D:/My%20Websites/alien_abduction/reportdb.php

[cognition]

@Rabbit - sorry, except if I am violating the rules, I'd like to sound raw, to get easy help. I am working on a personal project and needed help as soon as I can. thank you for your understanding.

[Rabbit]

Using this:
file:///D:/My%20Websites/alien_abduction/alienabduct.htm l
will not work.

That does not access it through the server. You need to access it through your server. If the server is on the same computer that you're using, you can use localhost. If it's not on the same computer but it's on the same LAN, you can use the IP address.

[cognition]

Hhmm! interesting!! @Rabbit - I appreciate your patience, sure, it is on the same computer, but, can you pls be little more specific, how do i apply "viewing it through localhost" I mean steps to get this done.
Thank you once again,

[cognition]

@Rabbit - this is what I did recently, i used this: http://127.0.0.1/path/domain.html . the page displayed well, but when i filled the form and click on submit, this is what i get as a feedback in new page: "Error Code 500 (Internal Server Error)" without the quote. I explicitly understand it is an internal error, but how do i specifically fix this?

[cognition]

and if i use this http://www.website.com , this is the error i get below:

Error: Host Not Accessible
The web host www.alienabduct.html is not accessible.
Possible sources of this error:
The host name is invalid
There was a DNS error
The web site may be unavailable
You may not be connected to the internet
Please edit the URL, or search for it using Google.
Google Web Accelerator version 0.2.70.88-pintail.a
Windows 6.1

[Rabbit]

You'll need to check your server logs to figure out what your server error is.

You can't access your website through that domain unless you've actually set it up. From what I can tell from your earlier posts, you don't have one set up. So you won't be able to access it that way.