Does my script need anything else to have the PHP script run when I open the browser?

Question

I'm learning web development and embedding PHP into the website. In running a basic HTML script like this:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
    <?php
    echo "Hello World";
    ?>
</body>
</html>

the Hello World, does not show in the browser. What am I doing wrong?

In the browser, view the page source. What do you see? Specifically, do you see the PHP code itself? — David, Jul 01 '20 at 20:47
I'm guessing you named the 'basic html script' as something with `.html` on the end... ? — IncredibleHat, Jul 01 '20 at 20:47
You need to upload it into your PHP server. Please take a look at question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6233572/where-is-the-web-server-root-directory-in-wamp — greenmarker, Jul 02 '20 at 03:51

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 01 '20 at 20:51

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Save as a .php file ext name. If that doesn't work let me know. Thanks

answered Jul 01 '20 at 20:51

Siimm Kahn

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I tried that, but it hasn't worked. I'm using visual studio community if thats of use? – Alasdair Kite Jul 01 '20 at 21:07
Hi sorry for delayed response, set up a XAMP or WAMP environment and run a local server. This is due to PHP being a server-side language. – Siimm Kahn Jul 05 '20 at 22:06

Does my script need anything else to have the PHP script run when I open the browser?

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