I dont know how to run php in laptop??

Question

I have install xampp but it is not working can anyone pls help pls tell me how to run PHP .

Answer 1

Step 1: In the XAMPP control panel, click on ‘Start’ under ‘Actions’ for the Apache module. This instructs XAMPP to start the Apache webserver.

Step 2: Open your web browser and type in: http://localhost or 127.0.0.1

Step 3: Select your language from the splash screen.

now to test php is installed or not..
open notepad and write a code
<?php
   echo ‘Hello world’;
?> and save this file with extension .php (say test.php) in c:\xampp\htdocs
now open ur browser and type http://localhost/test.php

Answer 2

if u run a php does it show as plain text?
check ur htdocs folder did u put everything in the correct path?

Answer 3

blank page or error page? did u start apache? and does ur code have any syntax mistakes? omg i feel like coming to ur house to fix this because u also need to understand we are guessing what u might have done wrong

Answer 4

ok I will try Sami and let you know
thanks

Answer 5

yes I have tried this but not working

Answer 6

if u type in localhost what does it show?

Answer 7

a blank page

Answer 8

does your Apache server gets started?

Answer 9

file:///c:/xampp/htdocs/test.php write this in browser let me know what it shows