--- odbapsvm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, now I'm totally confused. > > When it comes to php does Internet Explorer and > Firefox work differently? > > When I type c:\php\myfile.php in internet explorer I don't see the > output of the php file but the entire contents of the php file. > > When I type this same thing into the firefox url dialog box, firefox > changes it to file:///c:/php/myfile.php in the dialog box and displays > nothing. > > Any help clearing this up would be appreciated.
PHP code is processed by a server module. Putting a Windows filepath (regardless of the format) in your browser will generally lead to disappointment. If you are running a web server with PHP installed on your local machine, you will typically place the php script in a particular directory and use a URL like: http://localhost/script.php to run it. This is not like when you were learning HTML, CSS or even Javascript where the display and processing is run in the browser. Under those circumstances, a filepath or URL which refers to the specific file may work. If you have a file named "index.php" and it contains only HTML (because you plan to add PHP content later) then I have noticed recently that Firefox does not open these files. In the past I think it did. However, one should not expect the PHP code to be processed by the browser. James
