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I used to open any php file but now it doesn't. I have been using Appserv for a while, and I have to start appache and then open the file. This is how I used to open a php file on web browser C:\AppServ\www\myfile.php Am I missing something?

jafar jafari
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    Make sure that your apache server is running and then open the browser and write: http://localhost/myfile.php then hit enter. – Hardood May 06 '20 at 21:40
  • Check if everything is still running, specially webserver, everything shold run as as a service – nbk May 06 '20 at 21:40
  • Well I ran everything again, like appache and mysql. And what I get is bunch of codes. – jafar jafari May 07 '20 at 05:58
  • file:///C:/AppServ/www/wordpress/wp-config-sample.php this is what wordpress says i have to write in URL to setup wordpress but it shows the codes.. I have plugins installed, did many things a year ago – jafar jafari May 07 '20 at 06:08

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You can't run PHP in a web browser.

For web programming, PHP is used as a server-side language.

You need to configure a web server to execute it, and then request the URL for the PHP program with the browser.

Quentin
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  • It used to show, and now even I am trying to run wordpress which again what I used to do, I get bunch of codes, it shows html and css as codes. – jafar jafari May 07 '20 at 06:00