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On Sun, 13 May 2007 18:18:29 +0100 Neil Williams <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 13 May 2007 17:47:30 +0100 > Neil Winchurst <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > I also have all three programs on my own computer (running Kubuntu > > > > Edgy). At the moment I have not worked out if it is possible to test > > > > any php files which I create, on my own computer. > > In most cases, simply copying or symlinking the PHP files to /var/www > is sufficient for you to view the results at http://localhost/ I have looked at /var/www and there are two folders there, apache2-default and phpmyadmin. Which php gives me /usr/bin/php. So I just add a link in /var/www which points to /usr/bin/php. Is that correct? > > > > > So I upload them to my web site and test them there. Well that's >OK if there is no other way. > > It's actually a very bad way to test - it's long winded, it's prone to > error and it means that 90% of the time, your website is just plain > broken. > Why would my web-site be broken? I upload my test files to a folder named temp on my site and then, in a browser, I use websitename/temp/filename.php and it runs as expected or I get an error message. When I open my website normally the temp folder is ignored. Thanks for the help Neil Winchurst -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html