localhost/aldo/index.php should suffice.

If the page only shows the code that's because the PHP interpreter isn't running. Look at your httpd.conf (Apache configuration file) and look if the line that says 'LoadModule php5_module' isn't commented with # sign.

Also, look for 'Listen' should say 'Listen 80' so you can put simply http://localhost/ on the browser. If the server is running on another port instance e.g. the line shows 'Listen 8080', put on the browser http://localhost:8080/. This is a more uncommon issue.

If that doesn't make any change, maybe the PHP module isn't installed. I suggest to use a pre-configured package software with Apache/PHP/MySQL like xampp or mamp.

Make a new file on the root folder of your web server, 'test.php'. Add on the content:


Then on the browser access to http://localhost/test.php
It should display the PHP version and installed modules.

Well this is to manage sort of troubles with PHP, I haven't seen the previous page and the year

Install wamp or easy php, that will give you full package and easy to use.

You can also use XAMPP or PHPEASY
Both are easy
In Xampp Save your pages to Htdocs
for example your page is my.php and save in htdocs
then you have to write in browser
http://localhost/my.php
great
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Some background... (I use Apache on a Windows box) In the conf subdirectory of your Apache directory is a file named httd.conf and in that is your setting for Apache's "DocumentRoot". Mine is set to:

# -refa- Current doc root is on D: on win200pro 10/12/2006
DocumentRoot "d:/Apache/htdocs/refrost/www"

I create directories under this location, resulting in, say,

"d:/Apache/htdocs/refrost/www/webapp1"
"d:/Apache/htdocs/refrost/www/webapp2"

Then I put/create the index.php and other app files in the webapp1 or webapp2 directories and call them from the browser via:

http://127.0.0.1/webapp1/index.php

In your case, Leonardo, if you set your DocumentRoot to "D:/PHP/www" then you would call it via:

http://127.0.0.1/aldo/index.php

Clear as mud?

Ralph Frost

what is localhost.php file & why it is used?

Hi just place your file in the root directory i.e., if u have installed "xampp" then place your file in htdocs folder or if u have installed wampp then place your file in www folder.
like
C:/xampp/htdocs/newfolder/index.php
or
C:/wampp/www/newfolder/index.php
then to access that file enter this url in browser address bar
http://localhost/htdocs/newfolder
or
http://localhost/www/newfolder

i think this will help u...!

hey it's
http://localhost/newfolder
no need to enter root folder name

Install Xampp will work then.
Go through this tutorial on Installing Xampp and Run PHP Codes on Windows

http://planetghost.com/run_php_code