Re: Beginner's Teething Problems

Lindsay, [I have posted this back to the list - there are others here with greater minds than mine!] > It sounds as if you are opening the .htm[l] or .php file in your browser. > Remember that PHP requires server-side > processing, so a page must be called from a web server (which is in turn > interfacing to PHP). Can you set up > your own web server, or a virtual server somewhere? > I have tried that now and they still appear blank even going through the web > server and pointing my browser to that. The phpinfo.php I have also created > as I am told this would give config deatils. When I view that I just see the > code I have put in the file. Could it be that the web server is not php > enabled?? It is a windows 2000 server box using IIS. You are correct. Despite indications to the contrary, it is not difficult to get IIS to serve PHP. RTFM: Chapter 2. Installation In particular: General Installation Considerations Installation on Windows systems Servers-CGI/Commandline and Servers-IIS/PWS Read carefully, keep your wits about you, and take it one step at a time! My advice is to work through the text and initially to disregard the user-annotations - there is a lot of confusion between the different requirements of various combinations of versions of PHP and versions of IIS (and versions of Windows!). I have been using Apache on NT, but last weekend sat down to put PHP on a Win2000 box. It was quite straightforward, and works quite happily. Regards, =dn PS if you really get in a bind, you can call me on my Orange cell phone (London) and I'll sit in front of my machine and try to talk you through it.