You need a web server to use PHP. Either use Apache, or use the included personal web server which comes built into WinXP. IE (or any other browser) doesn't know anything about PHP. PHP is a server language. The web server processes the PHP code and outputs that to your browser.
John "Acorn Tutors" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Can anyone suggest how to install php on WinXP pro and make it work. Can > anyone help me with what extensions need to be used (and how I would go > about using them). All I want to do is get my browser (IE) to understand php > files. I tried the manual install of PHP and I get errors instead of > webpages. I followed the manual install in the php online help. I noticed > the PHP 4.3.1 file is much larger than the installer file. Do I need both? > > Also, since I tried to manually install and it failed to work with my > browser. Can I safely remove the files by simple deletion? > > Help much appreciated, > > Doug > > -- PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
