test my PHP from browser

othoap · #1 December 12th, 2002, 12:23 PM

should this tell me if my PHP is running on 10.2.2

from a browser I type - http://localhost/test_php/test.php
the file is:

<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Test</title>
</head>

<body>
<?php phpinfo ()
?>

</body>
</html>

I should see a status page - right?

Gnomo · #2 December 12th, 2002, 02:09 PM

Assuming that apache is running and that test_php is a folder in the document root of your webserver (/Library/Webserver/Documents)...yes that should work.

However, if you just put test_php in your sites folder you will need to type in 127.0.0.1/~username/test_php/test.php

Also, You don't really need to up all the HTML in the php page. You can just have <? phpinfo(); ?> in the file. I don't think you would get any errors, but if you do have the html, you might have multiple tags when the page is created.

If the page returns nothing (or in your case a page that says "<?php phpinfo() ?>" Php hasn't been turned on in Apache. If that is the case go to http://entropy.ch and read their directions on how to activate php.

twister · #3 December 12th, 2002, 02:17 PM

you did install PHP right?

just wondering

Twister

othoap · #4 December 12th, 2002, 02:27 PM

Yes I have installed mysql and darwin said it's alive

I'm wondering when I "GRANT all privileages" the IP address I used was 192.168.0.2 this is from my router. Should I use 10.0.0.1 or what?

thanks twister

michaelsanford · #5 December 12th, 2002, 05:31 PM

It doesn't matter if MySQL is alive

In a word: semicolon phpinfo(); not phpinfo() I forgot that the first time I made a PHP script and it bugged me for hours until I finally caught on

Unless of course you see what someone mentioned above: the PHP code itself, which means php isn't parsing it when it serves it from Apache. If you're seeing the code displayed, check httpd.conf.

othoap · #6 December 12th, 2002, 06:18 PM

Thanks – With twister advice I reinstalled PHP and know the browser resolves the PHP info page. THANK YOU –

Now on to Dreamweaver MX connection scripts.

I’m on OS 10.2.2 running DMX / mysql / PHP, all of my mysql and PHP check out fine. The DB I’m trying to connect to is in Library/WebServer/Documents/antiques_php there is a _mmServerScripts director present.

I think this is my problem I have tried many variation of the MySQL Server: address with no luck.

“localhost”
“localhost/~g4”
“127.0.0.1”
“192.168.0.2”

DMX error read “there is no test server on this machine”

Any Ideas michaelsanford

Tanks - hanks

twister · #7 December 13th, 2002, 02:14 PM

I would use your coputers IP for any configuring. As far as getting into the library, i have no idea.

Twister

holmBrew · #8 December 13th, 2002, 03:20 PM

...and it just takes a little tweaking to the apache config to get it working. MySQL is not necessary ot get phpinfo(); to render.

Follow the instructions on this page from Apple:
http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/php.html

Also, you don't need all the opening and closing html junk in your test.php. It can be simplified to just:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

I would also suggest viewing all the pages you wish to test in the Apache/PHP/MySQL environment and leaving Dreamweaver MX out of the picture. It _may_ be an OK development tool, but it will not be a good gauge of how you page will really perform on a real web server.

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