Setting up a PHP development environment for Dreamweaver

[Daniel__Baker]

Hi,

I am setting up a PHP development environment for Dreamweaver

I follow the instructions in Adobes tutorial: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setting_up_php_02.html

When I test to see if the PHP server is running with:
http://localhost/timetest.php

Firefox wants to download the file not open it in the browser.

What am I doing wrong ?

[Newsgroup_User]

If it's trying to download the file, PHP is not set up on the server. What
server are you running? Apache? IIS? Something else?

The best way to test is to create a file with this code:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Save the page as info.php and put it in the root of the server. In IIS,
that would be C:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ and in Apache, it would be C:Program
Files/Apache Group/Apache/htdocs.

Then browse to the page using this URL: http://localhost/info.php. You
should get the default information of your PHP installation. If you do not,
it is not set up correctly.


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"Daniel__Baker" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am setting up a PHP development environment for Dreamweaver
>
> I follow the instructions in Adobes tutorial:
> http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/setting_up_php_02.html
>
> When I test to see if the PHP server is running with:
> http://localhost/timetest.php
>
> Firefox wants to download the file not open it in the browser.
>
> What am I doing wrong ?
>

[SaigonJeff]

I had the same problem, but it turned out that PHP was not running properly.

Open notepad and type in this code:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Then save it as "php_info.php" in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\

Then open Firefox and go to http://localhost/php_info.php

You should get an information page the shows you the current configuration of your php installation.

If you get an error or the page tries to download as a file, then the PHP installation needs to reconfigured or reinstalled.

[Daniel__Baker]

I've tried doing this as SaigonJeff recommended:


Open notepad and type in this code:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Then save it as "php_info.php" in c:\inetpub\wwwroot\

Then open Firefox and go to http://localhost/php_info.php


But it still wants to download the file.

So Im going to try reinstalling.

I did notice in the instructions given in the Adobe tutorial that there is a step in the installation of the PHP that is not covered.

The installer asks "select the web server you wish to set up"

I was recommended on irc #php IIS FastCGI.

When I reinstall should I try another type of IIS ?

[Daniel__Baker]

I have tried reinstalling but it still wants to download.

I've removed the software, changed the software and tried repairing the software .

I have gone over the tutorial steps several times but it still don't work.

Should I now reconfigure the PHP installation. How do I do that ?