I am not able to open .php , .php3 files but can open.html file with php scripts

[Aji]

Hi all,

When I run localhost/info.html with the code

<?
phpinfp();
?>

This is running perfect but when I do the same with localhost/info.php or /info.php3 , it says the file is not found. I have checked all the possible mistakes. My apache config file has these lines

ScriptAlias /php/ "c:/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php3
AddType application/x-httpd-php .html
Action application/x-httpd-php "/php/php.exe"

Where am I making a mistake?

Thanks
Aji

[SensoVision]

you mean that you got 404 because it couldn't find info.php ? if so are you sure that you named it correctly or you don't have some letter in UPPER or lower register? as on *nix based servers register does matter.

[Andy]

Aji,

your code doesn't make any sense to me.

php scripts are surrounded by code like this:

<?php

code

?>

[SensoVision]

not necessarily Andy, it could be <? ?>  as well and some other ways are possible, it depends from configuration of the server

[islanding]

Hay, The code he is showing is not PHP and it is not supposed to be. It is from Apache's config file and uses the same format as htaccess file.

[SensoVision]

yeah, Mark, I know but I guess Andy has commented this code
"<?
phpinfp();
?>"
which is listed above .htaccess

[Andy]

Hi guys,

the standard code file to investigate your server config is:

phpinfo.php

which has to be uploaded to a .php page and run to get the result.

I never came across phpinfp(); so be aware of any security risk before running it.

We have to consider security issues here and not be too open on this subject.

Actually, I can't remember where I originally obtained my phpinfo.php file from, possibly http://php.org ?

[islanding]

Andy,
I have a couple of phpinfo.php files from different authors. I also have never seen phpinfo called as a function.  This doesn't mean that we couldn't write a function called phpinfo as part of a script that would show the same information. I can not think of any reason for doing it this way or advantage to it. Why reinvent the wheel when you can buy one.

[Iader]

I have the same problem.  I am not able to open php or php3 files but i can open html/htm and others. I put the php code into html and it worked.

[Andy]

If you think you should be able to run scripts and cannot, I suggest you post a help email to your web host asking for an example "hello world" script that they know runs OK on your hosting. And state which scripting language you are implementing. They shouldn't charge for this since it's like helping you to get your account up and running.