Re: why doesn't this work ?

Okay, what you can do is try use an .htaccess file (providing your host allows them) to make the PHP engine parse .html files. Create a file titled ".htaccess" with the following contents: AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 .html .htm Upload it to the same folder that the .html file is in, and see if it works. (Oh, and if you are using WS_FTP LE, be sure to add '-al' in the white box on the right [Remote] vertical line of buttons so that you are able to view the .htaccess file in the folder once uploaded.) Cheers, Andy Pooya Eslami wrote:

Yes, the server supports php, and I don't want to make it into a php file because its a big html file and I just need this little script on it. Why cannot I embed php in html files? "Andy Ladouceur" <ladouceur@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:20040418042903.79860.qmail@pb1.pair.com...

It's already been mentioned, but you do need to ensure you are using a .php extension on the file. Also, forgive me if this has already been covered, but are you sure the server even supports PHP? Try creating a new file with: <?php phpinfo(); ?> And save it as something.php, check and see if it returns a table full of information or not. Andy Pooya Eslami wrote:

I put this in the body of an html file: <?php if ($handle = opendir('.')) { while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {

      if ($file != "." && $file != ".." && eregi('\.html$', $file)) {
          echo "<li><a href=\"$file\"><font color=\"#CC0000\">$file</

font></a></li><br>";

      }

} closedir($handle); } echo "</ul>"; ?> the output page contains : $file "; } } closedir($handle); } echo " "; ?> I don't understand why. "Daniel Clark" <dclark@nwlink.com> wrote in message news:20040417232405.422396DB66@smtp3.pacifier.net...

Can you post the code and error.

I took out the scrip tags and put in <?php in the beginning and ?> at

the

end, but it returns this: $file "; } } closedir($handle); } echo " "; ?>