PHP returns source file instead of processing it

Hello,

I am completely new to PHP, so maybe this is just a beginner's mistake,
but anyway, I would appreciate any advice to cope with the situation.

I installed the windows binaries (5.2.0 installer from
http://www.php.net/downloads.php) on my XP box. To test the installation
of PHP, I use a minimal test script "phpinfo.php":



When I call "php phpinfo.php", all I get is a dump of the source file but
not the info I should recieve. It seems as if PHP does not process the
file but just prints it.

I tried the same file on my openSUSE Linux system: all fine.

Can somebody please provide a pointer into the right direction to get PHP
running?

Thanks in advance!

Cz.

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Re: PHP returns source file instead of processing it

Reinhard Mayr aka Czerwinski wrote:
> I installed the windows binaries (5.2.0 installer from
> http://www.php.net/downloads.php) on my XP box. To test the installation
> of PHP, I use a minimal test script "phpinfo.php":
>
>
>
> When I call "php phpinfo.php", all I get is a dump of the source file
> but not the info I should recieve. It seems as if PHP does not process
> the file but just prints it.

You are using short tags which are disabled by default in that version
of PHP. That is why it's not interpreting the code.

Change
-Stut

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Re: PHP returns source file instead of processing it

Ah, I see...

I found a way to set this globally: =

http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread3754.html

In a nutshell: php.ini/short_open_tag =3D on
The php.ini file should be located to be found as explained in =

http://at.php.net/manual/en/configuration.php

Thanks for your help!

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:33:45 +0100, Stut wrote:

> Reinhard Mayr aka Czerwinski wrote:
>> I installed the windows binaries (5.2.0 installer from =

>> http://www.php.net/downloads.php) on my XP box. To test the =

>> installation of PHP, I use a minimal test script "phpinfo.php":
>>
>> When I call "php phpinfo.php", all I get is a dump of the source fil=
e =

>> but not the info I should recieve. It seems as if PHP does not proces=
s =

>> the file but just prints it.
>
> You are using short tags which are disabled by default in that version=
=

> of PHP. That is why it's not interpreting the code.
>
> Change >
> -Stut
>



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Re: PHP returns source file instead of processing it

Reinhard Mayr aka Czerwinski wrote:
> Ah, I see...
>
> I found a way to set this globally:
> http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread3754.html
>
> In a nutshell: php.ini/short_open_tag = on
> The php.ini file should be located to be found as explained in
> http://at.php.net/manual/en/configuration.php

Except if/when you move your site to another server you're betting on
them having short tags enabled. Best to type 3 extra characters for each
opening tag now, than having to change them all later. Where software
development is concerned shortcuts are very very rarely worth taking.

-Stut

> Thanks for your help!
>
> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:33:45 +0100, Stut wrote:
>
>> Reinhard Mayr aka Czerwinski wrote:
>>> I installed the windows binaries (5.2.0 installer from
>>> http://www.php.net/downloads.php) on my XP box. To test the
>>> installation of PHP, I use a minimal test script "phpinfo.php":
>>>
>>> When I call "php phpinfo.php", all I get is a dump of the source
>>> file but not the info I should recieve. It seems as if PHP does not
>>> process the file but just prints it.
>>
>> You are using short tags which are disabled by default in that version
>> of PHP. That is why it's not interpreting the code.
>>
>> Change >>
>> -Stut
>>
>
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Re: PHP returns source file instead of processing it

I read the cited thread on short tags and I see your point. But I deal =

with a Mantis installation, and it seems as if the scripts were deployed=
=

with short tags...

For those of you who are interested in following these Mantis issues:
http://mantis.phplist.com/view.php?id=3D1175
http://mantis.phplist.com/view.php?id=3D6419
http://mantis.phplist.com/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id= 3D6682

Cheers,

Cz.

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:39:49 +0100, Stut wrote:

> Reinhard Mayr aka Czerwinski wrote:
>> Ah, I see...
>> I found a way to set this globally: =

>> http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread3754.html
>> In a nutshell: php.ini/short_open_tag =3D on
>> The php.ini file should be located to be found as explained in =

>> http://at.php.net/manual/en/configuration.php
>
> Except if/when you move your site to another server you're betting on =
=

> them having short tags enabled. Best to type 3 extra characters for ea=
ch =

> opening tag now, than having to change them all later. Where software =
=

> development is concerned shortcuts are very very rarely worth taking.
>
> -Stut
>
>> Thanks for your help!
>> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:33:45 +0100, Stut wrote:
>>
>>> Reinhard Mayr aka Czerwinski wrote:
>>>> I installed the windows binaries (5.2.0 installer from =

>>>> http://www.php.net/downloads.php) on my XP box. To test the =

>>>> installation of PHP, I use a minimal test script "phpinfo.php":
>>>>
>>>> When I call "php phpinfo.php", all I get is a dump of the source =

>>>> file but not the info I should recieve. It seems as if PHP does not=
=

>>>> process the file but just prints it.
>>>
>>> You are using short tags which are disabled by default in that versi=
on =

>>> of PHP. That is why it's not interpreting the code.
>>>
>>> Change >>>
>>> -Stut
>>>
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