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PHP

Posted by Courtney Erickson
Courtney Erickson
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PHP file sending me to error page when ran through server instead of executing.

I created a website that has a section of the pages ran through a PHP file but I don't know why it won't run on my server and pull up on my website. It shows a 404 File Not Found error. What do I need to support a PHP file on my server?

1 Answer

Luc de Brouwer
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Luc de Brouwer
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Luc de Brouwer
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Luc de Brouwer
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 17,939 Points

Provide more information, at this point I can't tell what's wrong.

  • type of server : Apache / IIS / other
  • is any PHP module installed ? Apache : phpMyadmin IIS: PHP module

Make sure you are targeting the right file, does it have a the .php extension?

Error 404 indicates that the server cannot locate the file you are trying to open, check if that file exists or if the file doesn't exist in the folder/directory you are trying to locate. So make sure the correct references are made, check for typo's etc. Does the file exist in the directory?

if it is your localhost you could try something like

http://localhost/<folder>/<yourfilename.php>