PHP HANDLING FORMS

swes · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:37 am

Hi,

I m not able to INVOKE the process.php from test.html form.
I m using XAMPP1.7.0(installer)...My scripts for the same are:-

>> test.html
<html>
<body><form action="process.php" method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="name" />
Age: <input type="text" name="age" />
<input type="submit" />
</form></body>
</html>

>> process.php

<html>
<body>Welcome <?php echo $_POST["name"]; ?>.<br />
You are <?php echo $_POST["age"]; ?> years old.</body>
</html>

The errors that i m getting is.....
when i click the submit button,it showing
File download..Do you want to open or save this file
Name:process.php
type:unknown file type
etc.

Please help me to find the solution?

Regards,
swes

bylla · **Posted:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:18 pm

It's because the server doesn't know what to do with .PHP files. Consult your server manual on how to make .PHP associated with PHP.

/Bylla

swes · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:19 am

Hi,

I m not able to INVOKE the process.php from test.html form.
I m using XAMPP1.7.0(installer)...My scripts for the same are:-

>> test.html
<html>
<body><form action="process.php" method="post">
Name: <input type="text" name="name" />
Age: <input type="text" name="age" />
<input type="submit" />
</form></body>
</html>

>> process.php

<html>
<body>Welcome <?php echo $_POST["name"]; ?>.<br />
You are <?php echo $_POST["age"]; ?> years old.</body>
</html>

The errors that i m getting is.....
when i click the submit button,it showing
File download..Do you want to open or save this file
Name:process.php
type:unknown file type
etc.

But if i change the test.html to test.php then its executes correctly.
Please help me to find the solution?

Regards,
shil

bylla · **Posted:** Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:19 pm

I think you have the solution there: change .html to .php.

/Bylla

swes · **Posted:** Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:59 am

Hi,
But I want to invoke my php script from html,
according to the scripts i have mentioned.
Not only that i m not able to execute the following scripts too:-
test2.html...

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>
</title>
</head>
<body>
<a href="test3.php"> Click</a>
</body>
</html>

test3.php....

Code:

<?php
echo "welcome, swes";
?>

I m getting the same error...

Is there any confuguration settings needed to be changed?
Is there any problem with the apache server?
Is there any problem with the settings of httpd.conf?

plz do guide me...

regards,
swes

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