viewing php includes from local files

[Lookinglasss]

Hi

I'm using php includes to avoid code duplication. Although FF displays the local php files fine it doesn't include the < php include > files. I managed to get IE to do it by accident once but usually if I put the address in the location bar, hit RTN *pouf* I'm back in FF with the page open in a new tab!... and the same problem.

How can I set FF to display the < includes > as well as the host page? At the moment all I can do to check things are working is upload the files to the site and edit them via FTP on a subdirectory

I'm using FF 3.5.4 and WinXPpro SP2

Thanks folks

robin

[peter.reisio]

This is not up to Firefox or IE, only your web server & code. You want to use <?php include("foo"); ?> in a file with the extension .php

If you'd like to be able to test things locally, consider installing Apache with PHP: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

[Lookinglasss]

hmm ... it's not to do with my web server as I am testing (viewing) the files that are stored locally (on my laptop). I can view HTML files for instance (together with their javascrpt etc, and I can view the PHP files too. What I can't do is to see the complete PHP page including the < included > PHP code ... I haven't a clue what the fifference is between PHP and HTML. I just change the extensions and bingo all is fine. I use the < require > command for the includes.

[trolly]

PHP is a server side script language, while JS is a client side language. And HTML is the layout/design language.
Saying it differently PHP is executed in the server, while JS and HTML is executed in the browser.

[Lookinglasss]

Thanks Trolly, so it's impossible without the installing Apache locally and the rest. Oh well.

Have a great weekend

[BenoitRen]

And HTML is the layout/design language.

Eek! HTML describes the document's structure and semantic content. Style and lay-out should be left to CSS!

[trolly]

No details please. Just the basic facts.

[BenoitRen]

The problem was that some of your basic facts were wrong. I corrected them. That is all.

[trolly]

Sure but he did not mention CSS at all.
Separate content and layout -> content -> (X)HTML, layout -> CSS

But i guess it is not really important to a PHP problem.

[BenoitRen]

No, he didn't mention CSS. You did indirectly when you said "design/layout". It's only natural that I would mention CSS in that case.