PHP on Mac

You might want to check out Mamp (mamp.info), I used to use the entropy downloads, but Mamp is much easier to use, it's a simple install, can change version of php running, auto installs mySql, etc.

If you are only getting code showing you likely don't have php running, try and save a text file with <? echo phpinfo(); ?> in and getting that to display the php stats.

Philip Bauman wrote:
> What's the trick to getting php files to show up in preview mode in DW8, 8.02
> on a Mac? It only displays code.
>
> I've done all this in the httpd.conf file:

It sounds as though you are trying to use the preinstalled version of
PHP that comes with OS X. It's extremely basic and you would be better
off installing one of the Mac PHP packages from www.entropy.ch.

However, if you want to try the preinstalled setup, you also need to
turn on Personal Web Sharing in the Sharing section of System
Preferences. Store all PHP files in a subfolder of the Sites folder of
your home folder, and define the testing server in your Dreamweaver site
definition.

Server model: PHP MySQL
Access: Local/network
Testing server folder: Macintosh HD:Users:username:Sites:siteName:
URL prefix: http://localhost/~username/siteName/

Replace "username" with your own Mac username.

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David Powers
Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/