How to run PHP? gives me a file downloader?

Question

It gives me a filedownload, and I really want PHP to work =(

Answer 1

make sure you map the .php extension to either the php api (php5isapi/php5apache) dll or the fastCGI alternative. Otherwise php is served as text rather than an application.

Answer 2

PHP is something you install on a web server. So, what web server ARE you using?



EDIT: Still doesn't make sense. PHP is NOT a database. MySQL is a database. So "I made a database with PHP5" makes no sense at all.



EDIT: Looks like your Apache install is toast. Clean it up and reinstall XAMPP.

Answer 3

PHP is something you run with a webserver



you can run a small webserver like Apache on your computer (i recommend getting XAMPP, with has Apache, PHP, and MySQL). You can put your php scripts in the "htdocs" folder and run them from your brwoser with http://localhost/myscript.php



XAMPP: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html