Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML?

From	Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.php
Subject	Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML?
Date	2013-05-24 09:25 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 5/24/2013 4:50 AM, Andy wrote:
>
>
> "steve nospam" <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:78f2c263-051b-4b12-b2fc-049aeae3fdd6@z8g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>> newbie.
>>
>> could someone explain why this does not work?
>>
>> <!DOCTYPE html>
>> <html>
>> <body>
>> <p>before
>>
>> <?php echo "do you see this?"; ?>
>>
>> <p>after
>> </body>
>> </html>
>>
>> I spend 2 hrs and tried everything and read many things, but message
>> in echo does not show on the browser. I upload this to the web server.
>> I also have local web server running. Both support php. I see no error
>> in the access log file and no error in the php error log file. So the
>> page is bring loaded OK by the web server. But I do not see the echo.
>> What Ami doing wrong?
>>
>> cheers,
>> steve
>>
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> I'm no expert but try these suggestions...
>
> 1: Ensure the file is named whatever.php and not whatever.html
>

Most probably the problem.

> 2: Put <?php at the very top of page (e.g. <?php // comment ?>)
>

Completely unnecessary.  The <?php can appear anywhere in the page.

> 3: Try <?php $test = "do you see this?";?> <?php echo $test;?>
>

Which does nothing (except complicate the matter).

>
> Hope this helps
>
> Andy



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why php echo does not show up in HTML? steve nospam <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 01:08 -0700
  Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? "Andy" <andy@NOSPAMmanyplay.com> - 2013-05-24 09:50 +0100
    Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 09:25 -0400
  Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? steve nospam <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 01:53 -0700
    Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? steve nospam <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 01:57 -0700
      Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 22:25 +0000
  Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? steve nospam <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 02:06 -0700
    Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? steve nospam <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 06:20 -0700
      Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-05-24 14:40 +0100
        Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 09:55 -0400
          Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-05-24 16:47 +0100
            Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 12:07 -0400
              Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2013-05-24 18:04 +0100
                Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 13:30 -0400
            Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-05-24 22:32 +0200
        Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? steve nospam <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 07:19 -0700
          Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2013-05-24 15:02 +0000
            Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 22:37 +0000
      Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-24 15:00 +0100
        Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? steve nospam <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 07:20 -0700
          Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 10:35 -0400
          Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-05-24 16:59 +0100
        Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 10:34 -0400
      Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-05-24 10:51 -0500
      Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-05-26 07:02 -0700
    Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2013-05-24 20:26 +0200
      Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 15:34 -0400
  Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 09:35 -0400
    Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? steve nospam <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 07:14 -0700
      Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 10:38 -0400
        Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? steve nospam <steve.nospamm@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 07:53 -0700
          Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 11:06 -0400
          Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2013-05-24 15:18 +0000
            Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-24 12:04 -0400
            Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? gordonb.aykca@burditt.org (Gordon Burditt) - 2013-05-24 22:59 -0500
              Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-05-25 09:20 +0200
              Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-05-25 09:22 -0400
          Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-05-24 22:49 +0000
            Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Scott Johnson <noonehome@chalupasworld.com> - 2013-05-24 17:06 -0700
      Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2013-05-24 15:12 +0000
      Re: why php echo does not show up in HTML? Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2013-05-26 07:13 -0700
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