An alternative that works is to install Samba, then set up a share to your web root. Then, from your My Computer window menu, select View, Options, and click on the File Types tab. Now search through for the .PHP extension. You'll need to Add an "Edit" entry that will set Notepad to be the default editor for those types of files, while still allowing your browser to "Open" them. Set the Edit entry as default, and you're ready to go.
Now, as Notepad doesn't show line numbers(a really necessary thing for php programmers), go to ZDNet or Cnet and search for Notepad Helper, a windows Notepad add-in that will put the line and column numbers in the status line of Notepad. Very cool and doesn't screw up your Intellimouse, if you have one. > i have php4.1.0 on apache1.3.20 on windows98SE > apache run okay, some php script i`ve downloaded runs fine too, but when i try to > write my own .php files using notepad, it wont save as .php the file becomes > myfile.php.txt (i did choose `all files` in the `save as type` box) intead of > myfile.php > is there something wrong with my php instalation? what/where should i configure > it? -- PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
