IE wont open PHP

kirving

I have Windows XP. I have been using Macromedia dreamweaver to make a website with a friend. Now that we have decided to use PHP, instead of html, I have had to open php files that are on my computer.

The problem is that although i can open the php files while on the internet, I cannot open them when they are saved on my computer. I have set windows to open php files in internet explorer, but it will not open them.

In properties(of the file) the default application to open php files is Internet Explorer. But the files icon is still dreamweavers icon. Now i can open the file in note pad. But when i try to open it with IE, nothing happens.

Anyone had the same problem? Got any ideas on how to solve this?

aidan_walsh

Do you have a webserver with PHP configured installed on your PC? Or even an idea of how PHP works?

Lemming

PHP is what is called a Server-side language Kevin. In otherwords, the code contained within a php page is handled by the webserver, not the client (browser).

When a client-browser makes a call to a php page on a web-server, the server interprets the php code and throws html at the client, which the client-browser can handle. As Aiden_Walsh has implied, you'll need a webserver set up and configured to serve php.

Go to PHP.net for more info

kirving

Ok thanks. I have a server, yes. I got it working the way I want, thanks.