Displaying PHP

rdove · 08-20-2002, 03:20 PM

I'm starting to learn a little bit about php so I created a test page just to see things work. Well apparently i'm doing something wrong all together. I think is has to do with permissions, but i'm not sure I have them set 755, but maybe I need something different.

This is all i'm trying to do:

Code:

<html>

<head>
  <title>Testing</title>
</head>

<body>

<?php

echo "Ryan";

?>


</body>
</html>

When I view the source is shows what I have exactly. Soo.....i dunno.

sde · 08-20-2002, 03:34 PM

did you name the file "file.php" ?

evetything looks good, .. make sure you have the .php extention on it.. and if it still doesn't work, then make sure your host has php installed.

what is your filename?

rdove · 08-20-2002, 03:39 PM

My file name is testing.php and I know the server has php installed.

here is the addy:

http://php.iupui.edu/~rdwischm/testing.php

Also here is the Info on CORD which is the server. It says is supports PHP

http://kb.indiana.edu/data/aiis.html...7027.61345.131

sde · 08-20-2002, 03:46 PM

http://codenewbie.com/testing.php

there is your exact script on my server.

try taking out the "php" out of the "<?php" tag.

<?

like that.. otherwise,it doesn't seem like it's installed correctly.

rdove · 08-20-2002, 03:49 PM

I figured it out.

The server itself does not support PHP. the PHP they are referring to is the web service that they provide, not the actual language. They only language I know for sure it supports is perl and i'm not exactly crazt about that.

More info:

http://kb.indiana.edu/data/adef.html...7027.61345.131

So thats why isn't not working.

Thanks for you help. Know any free php hosting services?

sde · 08-20-2002, 03:49 PM

oh, i just read the "cord" thing. that is weird and seems a bit out of date, as they name the acronym for php "personal home page". originally that was the acronym, but soon therafter they changed it to "php hypertext preprocessor" because of copyright issues.

i don't know of any free hosting, but www.vilitas.com has $9/mo plans that gives you everything you could possibly need for developing php/mysql.

rdove · 08-20-2002, 03:52 PM

Gee we just keep walking over eachother....

Thanks a bunch

ben rowe · 08-20-2002, 11:04 PM

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