PHP echo not displaying in HTML

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I'm new to PHP and I'm following the PHP tut on w3schools. I am using Eclipse's latest IDE version (3.6 I think). for my script helloDriver.php it functions fine when ran as a php script. it doesn't on my html file especially when I use a similar method to the example from w3schools: http://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_forms.asp

This would be my code for helloDriver.php:

<html>
<body>
go
<?php
    echo "giga";
?>
power rangers
</body>
</html>

This is my code for homepage.html

<html>
<body>
Hey
<form action="helloDriver.php">
<input type="submit />
</body>
</html>

"Hey" and "go" both display so I know that the php file is being called but I don't know why the echo command doesn't.

Even before this I copied line by line with what the w3schools example was with the exception of welcome.php since that is helloDriver.php

How I access the html file is double clicking it since Eclipse doesn't have any options to run the program. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

If you view source do you see the php call? I'm thinking your web server is not set up to interpret the php. — anq
– anq, Commented Mar 23, 2011 at 2:45

Rob Sobers · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-23 02:49:51Z

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Where are these files hosted? I'm guessing your web server (e.g., Apache or IIS) isn't configured to run .php files through the PHP interpreter, but instead is serving them statically.

answered Mar 23, 2011 at 2:49

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John M Over a year ago

That would be it. I have no server or anything. It is simpyl me double clicking the html file and seeing what shows

Phil · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-23 02:46:15Z

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I'm having a really hard time working out what your question is.

Some problems with your HTML file are:

You're missing the closing </form> tag
You haven't closed the quotes on your submit button.

The complete markup should probably be more like

<form action="helloDriver.php">
    <input type="submit" />
</form>

Another thing that might be the problem, you need to access the PHP scripts through a web server. Have you installed something like XAMPP?

answered Mar 23, 2011 at 2:46

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John M Over a year ago

no i haven't. not sure what that is. as I said before. I am new to the extreme to PHP. I'll look into what what XAMPP is.

John M · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-23 04:40:46Z

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I ended up figuring it out. Thank you guys for help and thanks for suggesting XAMPP. Installed it from this link (googling XAMPP works just as well): http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html#1173

It was straightforward and easy to set up. Set the destination to install on the C: drive. Also stumbled across this tut vid on how to set up a PHP project using PHP, XAMPP, and Eclipse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfHEmZXJLgw

I should be able to figure things through trial and error. Thanks again!

answered Mar 23, 2011 at 4:40

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ace Over a year ago

A piece of advise do not rely much on w3Schools tutorials. See this w3fools.com for some php tutorial read first the php manual here php.net/manual/en/index.php

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