Re: Cannot run http://localhost/hello.php or http://127.0.0.1/hello.php

Hi Christoph and David, It turned out that my problem was with the file extension. Since I used notepad to create the file, by default it added .txt at the end of the file. When I renamed it to "All Files", my problem disappeared. I greatly appreciated both of your help. Thank you. *puran* On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Christoph Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de> wrote: > Purandar Sarmah wrote: > > > I am new to PHP and also never installed Web Server in my PC. My PC has > > Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Operating System. To test PHP, I am > following > > http://php.net/manual/en/tutorial.php and followed the > > instructions to > > install the package containing PHP, Apache Web Server. > > > > I installed the software in C:\xampp folder. This folder contains all the > > sub folders including C:\xampp\php. I can start/stop Web Server using GUI > > for XAMPP Control Panel v3.2.1. The "php.ini" file exists in C:\xampp\php > > folder. The version of PHP is 5.6.8. > > > > I tried http://localhost/hello.php placing the file in > > C:\xampp or > > C:\xampp\php or C:\xampp\apache or C:\xampp\htdocs folder. But each > time, I > > get the following error. > > > > I followed the installation instruction thoroughly and did not recall > > seeing any failure or error messages. I followed Readme file and your > FAQ. > > So far have not been able to resolve the issue. > > > > Any help to resolve the issue will be greatly appreicaited. > > Did you run C:\xampp\setup_xampp.bat? What happens if you request > http://localhost/? > > Anyhow, it might be a good idea to ask on > <https://community.apachefriends.org/f/>. > > -- > Christoph M. Becker > >