Re: Re: Parsing a PHP file - Newbie alert

> > Andrew Hargreaves wrote: > > On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 19:20:52 -0500, Jason Barnett > > <jason.barnett@telesuite.com> wrote: > ... > > >>>When I tried to run my first PHP file to show the PHP Info (<?php > >>>phpinfo(); ?>) the browser, Firefox 1.0 did nothing. > >> > >>Assuming index.php is in the docroot and it contains the phpinfo() call: > >> > >>Is this a local server and is the server actually running? Try browsing > >>to http://localhost/index.php if this is the case. > > > > > > I knew I forgot to add something. yes the file is in the htdocs folder > > of my apache2 folder on a local server that is running, as confirmed > > by checking services.msc > > > > As the file is on my local PC I have been opening it directly (File, > > Open File), as opposed to using > > http://localhost/index.php. Could this > > method have caused the problem? > > Absolutely! It's a common mistake. If you try to open a PHP file > directly then your browser would have no idea to send the script through > PHP. But when you browse to that webpage on your local machine > (http://localhost/index.php) Apache should do all of that work for you. > Assuming of course that Apache is set up properly; if it's not, then > tell us what happened when you tried going to this webpage. > > > Ok, some progress has been made but not in a good way.By browsing to http://localhost/index.php, I receive the message "The connection was refused when attempting to contact localhost", same for 127.0.0.1/index.php so I think I need to look at the DNS settings now. I'll let you know how I get on. Andrew