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Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome

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On 19/08/2019 04.49, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> On 8/18/2019 7:43 PM, Call Me Tom wrote:
>>   <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> Call Me Tom wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm using VS Code for creating my PHP files.  I'm trying to get
>>>> liveserver to work with PHP files.It works fine with an HTML file.  I
>>>> have installed the live server extension in chrome and the live reload
>>>> button is on.  When I go live in VSC all I get in Chrome is a
>>>> directory listing. I am using a default XAMPP installation.

First of all, I'm not a XAMPP user, I prefer a OS that comes with simple 
install all php/mariadb/apache.

>>>> What is the actual server address that should be entered in Chrome?
>>>> Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Apparently, some variation of http://localhost/ or http://127.0.0.1/
>>>
>>> At least, according to the XAMPP FAQ
>>
>> Thanks Lew.  I tried both of those and all I get is a directory
>> listing.
>>
> 
> You get a directory listing if you just request a directory and do not 
> have a default home page (often index.html) in that directory.

At least in the world most used OS, apache comes with a default 
configuration which enables index.php as a default page if the php 
module is loaded (-D PHP).


> This is an Apache configuration problem and has nothing to do with PHP.

Could be that the OP just don't have a index.php but say default.php as 
the starting point of his site in which case the error should be between 
the keyboard and the chair.

-- 

  //Aho

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VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Call Me Tom <noemail@noemail.com> - 2019-08-07 01:18 -0400
  Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Paul Herber <paul@pherber.com> - 2019-08-07 16:34 +0100
    Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Call Me Tom <noemail@noemail.com> - 2019-08-07 13:18 -0400
  Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2019-08-14 18:04 -0400
    Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Call Me Tom <noemail@noemail.com> - 2019-08-18 19:43 -0400
      Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2019-08-18 22:49 -0400
        Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2019-08-19 06:53 +0200
          Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Call Me Tom <noemail@noemail.com> - 2019-08-19 14:26 -0400
            Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Ozed machina <ozmachina18@gmail.com> - 2022-06-01 03:42 -0700
              Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome [Random restart of a dead thread by a google group user] "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2022-06-01 14:26 +0200
      Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2019-08-19 15:03 -0400
      Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2019-08-19 15:10 -0400
        Re: VSCode, Liveserver and Chrome Kristjan Robam <kristjanrobam1983@outlook.com> - 2023-10-14 04:00 -0700

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