can't figure out why xampp isn't executing php commands

Question

hey - just started php course -- i know next to nothing about xampp or server side programming. i got xampp up and running and set up a test.php file in my htdocs folder. here it is:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Shirts 4 Mike</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Shirts 4 Mike</h1>
    <p>&copy; <?php echo date('Y'); ?> Shirts 4 Mike</p>
    <?php echo 'this is a test'; ?>
</body>
</html>

unless my php code is incorrect, it seems like none of the php code is being executed. neither the date nor the test string are making it out to the page, though the rest of the html displays as it should. i double checked and the file extension is definitely '.php'

don't know enough of xampp innards to try and see what is going on -- any advice?

umm for some reason when i cut and paste the code from sublime it displayed kinda weird here in the post... the two lines of code involving php are:

<p>&copy; <?php echo date('Y'); ?> Shirts 4 Mike</p>
<?php echo 'this is a test'; ?>

** i can't get the displayed code to appear verbatim as it does in my (sublime) editor

Answer 1 · 2014-09-02T13:37:28Z

September 2, 2014 1:37pm

Hi Paul

Your code looks ok I can't see any issues with it. It may be how you have your xampp configured/set up, particularly if you say it's showing your html code but not outputting the php stuff.

I realise this answer comes 11 months later so I am hoping you got your issue sorted out.

I'm sure other forum readers might be interested to know what it was if you have since solved your issue

Happy coding!

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can't figure out why xampp isn't executing php commands

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