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Carlos Belnap
4,564 PointsWhy is my browser not "marking up" my php? Displays the same code as my text editor, including comments.
I've been following along with the lessons, and when I try to open my php file using Chrome, it just displays the "naked" code without interpreting it. My "Shirts 4 Mike" project still runs as expected, though. I recently "broke" my xampp apache server after installing webmatrix with wordpress and php. I uninstalled it, and my server runs again, but is being selective about which files it marks up. Could that have something to do with it? I'm pretty sure I re-installed xampp after uninstalling webmatrix.
<?php
$countries = array();
$countries[0] = array(
"code" => "US",
"name" => "United States",
"population" => 300000000
);
$countries[1] = array(
"code" => "DE",
"name" => "Germany",
"population" => 82000000
);
?>
<?php foreach ($countries as $country) { ?>
<h1><?php echo $country["name"]; ?></h1>
<dl>
<dt>Country Code</dt>
<dd><?php echo $country["code"]; ?><dd>
<dt>Population</dt>
<dd><?php echo $country["population"]; ?></dd>
</dl>
<?php } ?>
}
Carlos Belnap
4,564 PointsYes, as soon as I get back home. I think you're onto something. Shows file path instead of localhost...because I'm opening with chrome instead of xampp? Doh! Thank you!
Carlos Belnap
4,564 PointsRyan Duchene So, I guess I took too long a break from my lessons, and forgot that I just type "localhost/filename.php" in the address bar. >_<
4 Answers
Carlos Belnap
4,564 PointsSo, I guess I took too long a break from my lessons, and forgot that I just type "localhost/filename.php" in the address bar. >_< Thanks to Ryan Duchene for putting me on the right track.
Ken Alger
Treehouse TeacherCarlos;
After reading through your question title and your first sentence, my immediate thought was "Do you have Apache running?" You may take another look at your XAMPP installation and make sure all of your settings are correct and that all of the associated packages are up to date.
Best of luck,
Ken
Carlos Belnap
4,564 PointsApache shows as "running" in the control panel, ports 80 and 443. Apache is 2.4.
manuelpenaloza
Courses Plus Student 10,543 Pointswell, code is fine and works well here, except the last } is redundant if being fussy :). hope you'll fix apache issue, as it is one.
Carlos Belnap
4,564 PointsAh, thanks for noticing!
Randolph Judy
Courses Plus Student 28,198 PointsPHP must be run on a server. If you are using XAMPP, your server's root (localhost) directory will reside in the "htdocs" sub directory of your "xampp" directory. In Windows, this is commonly "c:\xampp\htdocs". If you create a program called "my_program.php" in the "htdocs" folder, you run it in your browser using the hyperlink, "http://localhost/my_program.php". If you were to move this program to a folder with the path of "c:\xampp\htdocs\my_programs", you would run it in the browser using the hyperlink, "http://localhost/my_programs/my_program.php". If you are using another server, refer to its documentation to locate what directory to use and replace localhost with the appropriate server name if necessary.
Ryan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 PointsRyan Duchene
Courses Plus Student 46,022 PointsCan you visit your page, copy its URL, and paste it here if possible?