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Apache/php
« on: April 04, 2012, 10:50:42 AM »
Trying to learn php.

I DL'ed and installed WAMP and it appears to be running correctly.

I open my notepad and type the following, per the instructions of my "How-To" book:

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<?php
echo  "<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"4\">n";
for ($y=1; $y<=12; $y++) {
 echo "<tr> \n";
 for ($x=1; $x<=12; $x++) {
 echo "<td>";
 echo ($x * $y);
 echo "</td> \n";
 }
 echo "</tr> \n";
}
echo "</table>";
?>
The book says to save it as a .php file and put it in the document directory and then open using a web browser.

However, when I open using FF or IE all I get is the above code.

I even tried throwing html-head-body tags around it.


So what did I miss?
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Re: Apache/php
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2012, 10:53:42 AM »
Did you name it index.php?
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Re: Apache/php
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2012, 11:02:47 AM »
Quote from: Maxiest on April 04, 2012, 10:53:42 AM
Did you name it index.php?

Das Book says to name it: testnestfor.php because it's teaching the nesting of loops.
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Re: Apache/php
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2012, 11:11:20 AM »
Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on April 04, 2012, 11:02:47 AM
Das Book says to name it: testnestfor.php because it's teaching the nesting of loops.

Yeah I guess you can do that too.

And you have IIS or Apache installed on your test machine?
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Re: Apache/php
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2012, 11:36:38 AM »
Quote from: Maxiest on April 04, 2012, 11:11:20 AM
Yeah I guess you can do that too.

And you have IIS or Apache installed on your test machine?

Yep. Apache.

And it is running...near as I can tell.

I'm not really trying to be a server admin. I'm trying to learn mySQL, XML, JavaScript etc. but to do that I need an Apache-esque server to run the documents thru.
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Re: Apache/php
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2012, 11:45:25 AM »
Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on April 04, 2012, 11:36:38 AM
Yep. Apache.

And it is running...near as I can tell.

I'm not really trying to be a server admin. I'm trying to learn mySQL, XML, JavaScript etc. but to do that I need an Apache-esque server to run the documents thru.

Yes you do.  I don't see anything wrong with your code.
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Re: Apache/php
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2012, 02:30:11 AM »
When I was learning PHP I had to install a MySQL server , PHP Server and Apache server. All were free downloads and all ran on the same machine.
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Re: Apache/php
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2012, 10:01:42 AM »
Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on April 04, 2012, 10:50:42 AM
Trying to learn php.

I DL'ed and installed WAMP and it appears to be running correctly.

I open my notepad and type the following, per the instructions of my "How-To" book:

Code: [Select]
<?php
echo  "<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"4\" cellspacing=\"4\">n";
for ($y=1; $y<=12; $y++) {
 echo "<tr> \n";
 for ($x=1; $x<=12; $x++) {
 echo "<td>";
 echo ($x * $y);
 echo "</td> \n";
 }
 echo "</tr> \n";
}
echo "</table>";
?>
The book says to save it as a .php file and put it in the document directory and then open using a web browser.

However, when I open using FF or IE all I get is the above code.

I even tried throwing html-head-body tags around it.


So what did I miss?

Not versed in php at all but do you have to chmod php scripts so that they're executable?
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