If I host a PHP file on Apache, it will just be executed. I want clients to be able to download the PHP file without changing the .php extension. I don't want to disable PHP either.
if you don't want to play with apache configuration or .htaccess, then use PHP itself to get it done
create a file showcode.php with following code
echo file_get_contents('/path/to/your/php/file/having/viewable/code/for/users/');
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I work on a shared server that has multiple php versions. I read on the internet that simply adding a .htaccess file with the following line in my folder dictates what version of php will be used when the scripts in that folder run: "AddHandler application/x-httpd-php52 .php"
After adding this line when i call myScript.php i get the actual content of the file
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
Accessing the script in the browser downloads a copy of the script
What am i doing wront ?
If your browser is downloading the script that means the php module or handler is not loaded.
check the php module in httpd.conf. do not forget to restart apache.
How to run a php file from ubuntu platform in the localhost?
I have also installed LAMP in my system.
When I try to run the php file, in the browser, it says "The requested URL is not found-404 ERROR found".
I do not know how to proceed with this.
My php files are in the directory as shown here "/usr/var/html/a.php".
There are two options.
Access the php file through a local webserver(ie thru a local website). The web-server will deal with the requested php file. It will use either,
Inbuilt PHP module to interpret the php file, or
PHP through CGI (eg.CGI, FastCGI)
If your apache(check if apache is running using service apache2 status!!) is set to the default configuration, this could be as simple as
http://localhost/path/to/your.php
Remember by default, the base directory for apache is /var/www/html/, so you need not include this in the url.
Use the php binary directly from a terminal.
php /path/to/your/file.php
After installation of Lamp system in Ubuntu. Please follow the below two steps to run your php file.
Place your php file (.php) in /var/www/html/ (default path)
Please run url as localhost/withfilename.php
Example : I have placed welcome.php file in the /var/www/html/welcome.php
then url will be http://localhost/welcome.php
How can I see a webpage with extension php without uploading it to the server?
I want to be able to see php files offline in order to preview a page before uploading it to the server.
My searches revealed that I need to have php installed. My OS is Ubuntu, and I did install php5 and apache2, but I can't figure out how to setup the server in order to see my files which are in /home/user/WWW
Is it possible to have a clear explanation how to setup a server properly and how to make it "see" my webpages? I'm not very advanced in web designing. I just want to design a simple webpage displaying my research. I found that writing in php makes things like header, footer easier to include in every page. On the other side, I really want to preview the files before uploading them...
Change the directory DocumentRoot in httpd.conf and restart your Apache server
#
# DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your
# documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
# symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
#
DocumentRoot "/home/user/WWW"
If you just want to test your PHP without serving a Web page you can run php at a shell prompt with
$ php myScript.php
(see also How can I run a php without a web server?)
As suggested by Ologho Cyril Paul in its comment, XAMPP does the trick. It is easy to install, and its visual launcher has a config button which lets you change the DocumentRoot to your preferred folder. Once the server is active, typing localhost/your_site in your browser leads you to the webpages.
After changing all .html files into .php I found out that it is possible to make php code work in html. Too bad everyone says "it is not possible"... Just make a file called .htaccess in the folder containing your html files and add to it the following line:
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .html
Now you can write .php code in html. (this was taken from other questions like this)
I get page not found error when I try to run my php file running on the root folder of my apache. Other php files run fine(anyway this is a magento based site). Is it because i transferred the file through FTP?
Can a server be configured not to run some specific files? How can i get round this? has is got something to do with .htacess?
Be sure you uploaded your file into the /www or /httpdocs subdirectory.
If so, check the permissions of your file.
Does the fiel have the same extension as the other php files that work.
ie. myfile.php or myfile.php4
The default config for apache specifies that php files have the extension "php4" as php version 3.0 and before are not compatible with the current versions. Usually the plain "php" extension is re-enabled but maybe not in your case.
I want to create a Chrome app, but I have the same problem as this guy. When I add the .php extension and I run the app, it downloads the file.Should I do something more? I have installed PHP (if that means to download and extract the file in the same folder with my app, I'd be wrong). I'm a beginner... :(
EDIT
Some of you told me to install Apache or IIS. I said earlier that I want to create a Chrome app.
Do I need to install Apache? Where would I run it (I don't have a local host, Chrome extensions and apps use the "chrome-extension://" prefix, which means it is hosted on the browser). What about more information (you've all been helpful by now)?
EDIT 2
It turns out that Google Chrome doesn't allow developers toto run PHP inside Chrome apps.
Thanks for your help!
This means the server is either missing the PHP plugin (either CGI or otherwise) or the the server doesn't recognize that it must pass a file with the extension in to PHP for pre-processing.
If you're on a host out of your control (e.g. using GoDaddy) then make sure they allow PHP (some of the free hosts won't have PHP as they deam it an unnecessary security risk). If it's your own server, make sure you installed PHP and it's enabled.
If it DOES has PHP installed, but you're not getting it to parse, you'll need to bind the .php extension to the PHP handler using either an .htaccess file or the config.
For apache, your http.conf needs the following (assuming you already have PHP plugin):
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
Or for something more broad, place an .htaccess file with the above code in your hosted directory.
EDIT
You mentioned you installed PHP. I'm going to assume you're using Apache, as IIS now has a Web Extensions installer that would (typically) take care of the "hard part" for you. So, having said that, open your http.conf (Usually located in C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\conf\ [using 2.2 as a demo version]). Within that file, at the bottom, add the following [replacing files paths to those that correlate to your own install]:
LoadModule php5_module "C:/php/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "C:/php"
A better reference can be found by googling "install PHP [version] on [webserver]". Here's just one of the results I was able to locate.
Do you have a server installed on your machine? PHP is a server-side script & unlike Javascript you cannot run it without a server.
PHP files are server side code only. So you need to install a local server like APACHE to get the PHP script to execute.
PHP must be run on a web server, not your desktop. Install PHP on your webserver, then open the PHP file from a web browser via: http://localhost/yourfile.php
You need an Apache server on your computer. download xampp: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html and put your files in the htdocs folder.
EDIT:
This will explain how to install a PHP environment: http://www.tanguay.info/web2008/tutorial.php?idCode=phpDevelopmentQuick