Well, you'll be happy to know it isn't working for me, either--yet. It may be because I'm lacking some support files, or because some include files have paths that are defined to reflect a remote site rather than my backup copy...
On 3/19/06 9:23 AM, "Google Kreme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 18 Mar 2006, at 16:50 , Kerri wrote: > >> >> Allen Watson wrote: >> >>> No one has really addressed the primary question: Why doesn't php >>> code get >>> executed when previewing a .php page in BBEdit, but _does_ get >>> executed when >>> viewed in a browser with http://localhost/~username/file.path? >>> >>> It seems to me that executing php code is a province of the apache >>> server I >>> am running; BBEdit knows nothing about php. So, although I find this >>> inconvenient, it makes perfect sense to me, and I just save the >>> file, switch >>> to the browser, and refresh...I wish it could be easier. >>> >> It is. :-) >> >> Go to Preferences --> HTML Websites. Click the 'Add' button to make >> a new website project, and set the 'local site root' to the >> directory where your files are on your hard drive. You'll see, at >> the bottom, 'Use local preview server'. If you check that box and >> set it to http://localhost/, it will run your files through your >> local Apache installation, parsing the PHP (since your local Apache >> seems configured to parse PHP already) before displaying the result >> in BBEdit's preview window. AND the live updating still works, >> which is tres cool. > > I have done this every which way to tuesday and had no luck. the > same page that works fine when I load it in Safari does not work in > BBEdit's preview. I _always_ get php code displayed inline with the > HTML. > > I mean, I know it works for other people, because too many say "yes > that works" but it's never worked for me. > > I feel like a moron every time I bring it up. The best I can ever > get is where only the HTML is shown, but even so, when I have a php > line like: > > echo "<h5>$id <br> $run <br> $airln<br> $bags <br> $pxn <br> > $phone<br> $addrs<br> $city <br> $zip <br> $value<br> $tcall<br> > $ddate<br> $bdo <br> $notes</h5>"; > > echo ' > <form action="'. $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] .'" method="post"> > > > In the preview window I get: > > $id > $run > $airln > $bags > $pxn > $phone > $addrs > $city > $zip > $value > $tcall > $ddate > $bdo > $notes"; echo ' > [Form displays down here] > > I don't get the value of $id, I get, literally, "$id". > -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Scripts for OE and Entourage: <http://homepage.mac.com/allen_a_watson/AppleScripts_For_You> Entourage questions: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not to the list. List FAQ: <http://www.barebones.com/support/lists/bbedit_talk.shtml> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/BBEditTalk.lasso> To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
