I have installed XAMPP.i have written the php program on notepad. Where should i save n how should i run it?

Question

where should i save the php program n how should i run it?

Answer 1

the person before me is correct.

If u have IIS  and ur using ur OWN computer , TURN IIS  OFF first before using Apache .

1.Start up ur Web server ( Apache probably )  , if not started

2.Make sure u saved ur PHP program as  a .PHP  file ( NOT as .TXT ) in the folder called htpdocs in ur XAMPP package

To save it coorectly in notepad :

File-> Save as -> ( in the dialoge  box that appears )

Save As Type MUST be "ALL FILES "

name ur file as

    fileName.php  

3.Now open ur Web browser ( Firefox probably ) and u have two options :

A) IF  u have ur own Internet  domain name , then type the domain the the address

locator of Firefox . Example :

if ur domain is foo.com and ur PHP file name is bar.php

THEN type this in Firefox :

www.foo/bar.php. u should see ur Web page

B) if u using ur OWN PC for testing without having a domain , then

type this in the address locator of ur Web browser  (assuming u saved ur php program as bar.php):

www.localhost\bar.php

This should show u ur Web page

I hope this helps ...

Good luck !

Answer 2

find the httdocs folder in you XAMPP directory structure. you may make multiple folders inside HTTDOCS and reference them in your URL like this:

localhost/myFolder/index.php

So the file above is located in: xampp directory>httdocs>myFolder>index.php. Make sure XAMPP is running otherwise your php file will do nothing.