[PHP-INSTALL] Re: Cannot run http://localhost/hello.php or http://127.0.0.1/hello.php

Hi Christoph and David,

It turned out that my problem was with the file extension. Since I used
notepad to create the file, by default it added .txt at the end of the
file. When I renamed it to "All Files", my problem disappeared.

I greatly appreciated both of your help.

Thank you.


*puran*

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Christoph Becker <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Purandar Sarmah wrote:
>
> > I am new to PHP and also never installed Web Server in my PC. My PC has
> > Windows 7 Professional 64 bit Operating System. To test PHP, I am
> following
> > http://php.net/manual/en/tutorial.php and followed the instructions to
> > install the package containing PHP, Apache Web Server.
> >
> > I installed the software in C:\xampp folder. This folder contains all the
> > sub folders including C:\xampp\php. I can start/stop Web Server using GUI
> > for XAMPP Control Panel v3.2.1. The "php.ini" file exists in C:\xampp\php
> > folder. The version of PHP is 5.6.8.
> >
> > I tried http://localhost/hello.php placing the file in C:\xampp or
> > C:\xampp\php or C:\xampp\apache or C:\xampp\htdocs folder. But each
> time, I
> > get the following error.
> >
> > I followed the installation instruction thoroughly and did not recall
> > seeing any failure or error messages. I followed Readme file and your
> FAQ.
> > So far have not been able to resolve the issue.
> >
> > Any help to resolve the issue will be greatly appreicaited.
>
> Did you run C:\xampp\setup_xampp.bat?  What happens if you request
> http://localhost/?
>
> Anyhow, it might be a good idea to ask on
> <https://community.apachefriends.org/f/>.
>
> --
> Christoph M. Becker
>
>