browsers won't open .php files correctly

[Ne0Griever]

Downloaded XAMPP, have Apache running and when I try opening .php files from Notepad++ to Firefox, I get a blank screen. In IE only the code shows up.

Any ideas?

 

[Skynet]

When you go to http://localhost do you see the welcome screen? Did you start Apache from the XAMPP control panel?

edit - will your local host serve up .html content?

 

[caveman-jim]

You have to view the pages via the webserver or they won't be rendered. Have you configured Notepad++ to point to your local webserver install for when you want to view your page your editing?

 

[Ne0Griever]

When you go to http://localhost do you see the welcome screen? Did you start Apache from the XAMPP control panel?

Yes. Yes.

edit - will your local host serve up .html content?

Yes.

You have to view the pages via the webserver or they won't be rendered. Have you configured Notepad++ to point to your local webserver install for when you want to view your page your editing?

Well I've been opening the files from the file's themselves.

.php file > Open With... > Notepad++ then Run > Launch in Firefox or Launch in IE

or

.php file > Open With...> Firefox or IE.

Same results both ways. None of the .php files have a program to run with btw.

I've been basically been following this guys tutorial to the letter...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwJujkxYLZs&feature=related

 

[Ne0Griever]

got it to work. thanks.