PHP not showing in HTML source code

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imtired 0 Newbie Poster

13 Years Ago

Hi everyone,

I am trying to develop a .html page with PHP in it but when I view the source code it does not show anything below the first function call. Below is an example of the html source when it is viewed from a browser (FF4):

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">

 <head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title></title>
  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <!-- favicon -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/style.css" /> <!-- css -->
  <script type="text/javascript" src="/php/functions.php"></script> <!-- php -->
  <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/functions.js"></script> <!-- javascript -->
 </head>


 <body>
  
  <header></header>
  
  <nav>

The function call is just below the <nav> as it is to call a function called getNav(); but it is not showing.

The actual code for the page is below:

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">

 <head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title></title>
  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <!-- favicon -->
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/style.css" /> <!-- css -->
  <script type="text/javascript" src="/php/functions.php"></script> <!-- php -->
  <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/functions.js"></script> <!-- javascript -->
 </head>


 <body>
  <?php include("/php/functions.php"); ?>

  <header></header>
  
  <nav>
   <?php getNav(); ?>
  </nav>
  
  <article>
   <section>
   </section>
  </article>

  <aside>
   <address>
    <?php getAddress(); ?>
   </address>
  </aside>

  <footer></footer>

 </body>	

</html>

Does anyone have any idea on what is going on here and how to fix it? Many thanks.

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Latest Post 13 Years Ago Latest Post by ifiok.idiang

diafol

13 Years Ago

Change the file extension to .php. Your server is probably not set up to deal with php within .html files. ALternatively, use a .htaccess file to allow reading of php within .html.

ALso you use a

include("/php/functions.php");

Are you sure that this is correct? Perhaps using

include("php/functions.php");

would be easier. The absolute "/" at the beginning or a location in php has a different meaning to the html "/" at the beginning.

almostbob 866 Retired: passive income ROCKS

13 Years Ago

php source code is NOT supposed to show when viewing the rendered page, only the output html
would suggest you do a little reading
you are changing the process to suit your preconceptioons, instead of using the process as it works

Edited 13 Years Ago by almostbob because: n/a

tiggsy 4 Junior Poster

13 Years Ago

Seemingly, it's NOT processing the php, then. Perhaps for test purposes you could change the file extension and see if this changes the result.

diafol

13 Years Ago

Wait, don't do a reinstall yet.

Try

<?php

phpinfo();

?>

to see if anything happens. If not, php cannot be used in the page. Loads of reasons for this.

Are you on Linux, MAC or Windows? Which setup are you using? XAMPP?

almostbob 866 Retired: passive income ROCKS

13 Years Ago

if phpinfo() produces a screen full of data, examine the include file, if there is a missing ; missing ?> missing anything, the expected output may be lost so the menu is not appearing
not likely, but the errors as they are occuring are not likely

or

<?php if(!isreadable("php/functions.php")) {echo 'cant find include file';} ?>

is the file readable given the filespec, if errors are off the include would fail without notice
./php/
php/

Edited 13 Years Ago by almostbob because: n/a

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imtired 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 1 · 2011-05-29T13:35:56+00:00

Thanks for that. I will try the suuggestions and see what I can get working. The server (apache2.2) should be set up but will double check it to.

imtired 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 2 · 2011-05-29T15:24:04+00:00

I removed the absolute path to the php file and added in a .htaccess file to use php (.htaccess below). The page now displays correctly (thank you) but it still does not show up the source code when viewing it??? Changing the file from a .html to .php has no effect.

AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php .htm .html
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .html .htm

Below is a copy of the httpd.conf file.

#
# This is the main Apache HTTP server configuration file.  It contains the
# configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
# See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2> for detailed information.
# In particular, see 
# <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/directives.html>
# for a discussion of each configuration directive.
#
# Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding
# what they do.  They're here only as hints or reminders.  If you are unsure
# consult the online docs. You have been warned.  
#
# Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many
# of the server's control files begin with "/" (or "drive:/" for Win32), the
# server will use that explicit path.  If the filenames do *not* begin
# with "/", the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so "logs/foo.log"
# with ServerRoot set to "F:/www/Apache2.2" will be interpreted by the
# server as "F:/www/Apache2.2/logs/foo.log".
#
# NOTE: Where filenames are specified, you must use forward slashes
# instead of backslashes (e.g., "c:/apache" instead of "c:\apache").
# If a drive letter is omitted, the drive on which httpd.exe is located
# will be used by default.  It is recommended that you always supply
# an explicit drive letter in absolute paths to avoid confusion.

#
# ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's
# configuration, error, and log files are kept.
#
# Do not add a slash at the end of the directory path.  If you point
# ServerRoot at a non-local disk, be sure to point the LockFile directive
# at a local disk.  If you wish to share the same ServerRoot for multiple
# httpd daemons, you will need to change at least LockFile and PidFile.
#
ServerRoot "F:/www/Apache2.2"

#
# Listen: Allows you to bind Apache to specific IP addresses and/or
# ports, instead of the default. See also the <VirtualHost>
# directive.
#
# Change this to Listen on specific IP addresses as shown below to 
# prevent Apache from glomming onto all bound IP addresses.
#
#Listen 12.34.56.78:80
Listen 80

#
# Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support
#
# To be able to use the functionality of a module which was built as a DSO you
# have to place corresponding `LoadModule' lines at this location so the
# directives contained in it are actually available _before_ they are used.
# Statically compiled modules (those listed by `httpd -l') do not need
# to be loaded here.
#
# Example:
# LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so
#
LoadModule php5_module "f:/www/php/php5apache2_2.dll"

LoadModule actions_module modules/mod_actions.so
LoadModule alias_module modules/mod_alias.so
LoadModule asis_module modules/mod_asis.so
LoadModule auth_basic_module modules/mod_auth_basic.so
#LoadModule auth_digest_module modules/mod_auth_digest.so
#LoadModule authn_alias_module modules/mod_authn_alias.so
#LoadModule authn_anon_module modules/mod_authn_anon.so
#LoadModule authn_dbd_module modules/mod_authn_dbd.so
#LoadModule authn_dbm_module modules/mod_authn_dbm.so
LoadModule authn_default_module modules/mod_authn_default.so
LoadModule authn_file_module modules/mod_authn_file.so
#LoadModule authnz_ldap_module modules/mod_authnz_ldap.so
#LoadModule authz_dbm_module modules/mod_authz_dbm.so
LoadModule authz_default_module modules/mod_authz_default.so
LoadModule authz_groupfile_module modules/mod_authz_groupfile.so
LoadModule authz_host_module modules/mod_authz_host.so
#LoadModule authz_owner_module modules/mod_authz_owner.so
LoadModule authz_user_module modules/mod_authz_user.so
LoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so
#LoadModule cache_module modules/mod_cache.so
#LoadModule cern_meta_module modules/mod_cern_meta.so
LoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so
#LoadModule charset_lite_module modules/mod_charset_lite.so
#LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so
#LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so
#LoadModule dav_lock_module modules/mod_dav_lock.so
#LoadModule dbd_module modules/mod_dbd.so
#LoadModule deflate_module modules/mod_deflate.so
LoadModule dir_module modules/mod_dir.so
#LoadModule disk_cache_module modules/mod_disk_cache.so
#LoadModule dumpio_module modules/mod_dumpio.so
LoadModule env_module modules/mod_env.so
#LoadModule expires_module modules/mod_expires.so
#LoadModule ext_filter_module modules/mod_ext_filter.so
#LoadModule file_cache_module modules/mod_file_cache.so
#LoadModule filter_module modules/mod_filter.so
#LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
#LoadModule ident_module modules/mod_ident.so
#LoadModule imagemap_module modules/mod_imagemap.so
LoadModule include_module modules/mod_include.so
#LoadModule info_module modules/mod_info.so
LoadModule isapi_module modules/mod_isapi.so
#LoadModule ldap_module modules/mod_ldap.so
#LoadModule logio_module modules/mod_logio.so
LoadModule log_config_module modules/mod_log_config.so
#LoadModule log_forensic_module modules/mod_log_forensic.so
#LoadModule mem_cache_module modules/mod_mem_cache.so
LoadModule mime_module modules/mod_mime.so
#LoadModule mime_magic_module modules/mod_mime_magic.so
LoadModule negotiation_module modules/mod_negotiation.so
#LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
#LoadModule proxy_ajp_module modules/mod_proxy_ajp.so
#LoadModule proxy_balancer_module modules/mod_proxy_balancer.so
#LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
#LoadModule proxy_ftp_module modules/mod_proxy_ftp.so
#LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
#LoadModule proxy_scgi_module modules/mod_proxy_scgi.so
#LoadModule reqtimeout_module modules/mod_reqtimeout.so
#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
LoadModule setenvif_module modules/mod_setenvif.so
#LoadModule speling_module modules/mod_speling.so
#LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so
#LoadModule status_module modules/mod_status.so
#LoadModule substitute_module modules/mod_substitute.so
#LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so
#LoadModule userdir_module modules/mod_userdir.so
#LoadModule usertrack_module modules/mod_usertrack.so
#LoadModule version_module modules/mod_version.so
#LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so

<IfModule !mpm_netware_module>
<IfModule !mpm_winnt_module>
#
# If you wish httpd to run as a different user or group, you must run
# httpd as root initially and it will switch.  
#
# User/Group: The name (or #number) of the user/group to run httpd as.
# It is usually good practice to create a dedicated user and group for
# running httpd, as with most system services.
#
User daemon
Group daemon

</IfModule>
</IfModule>

# 'Main' server configuration
#
# The directives in this section set up the values used by the 'main'
# server, which responds to any requests that aren't handled by a
# <VirtualHost> definition.  These values also provide defaults for
# any <VirtualHost> containers you may define later in the file.
#
# All of these directives may appear inside <VirtualHost> containers,
# in which case these default settings will be overridden for the
# virtual host being defined.
#

#
# ServerAdmin: Your address, where problems with the server should be
# e-mailed.  This address appears on some server-generated pages, such
# as error documents.  e.g. admin@your-domain.com
#
ServerAdmin admin@localhost

#
# ServerName gives the name and port that the server uses to identify itself.
# This can often be determined automatically, but we recommend you specify
# it explicitly to prevent problems during startup.
#
# If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here.
#
ServerName localhost:80

#
# DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your
# documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
# symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
#
DocumentRoot "F:/www/Apache2.2/htdocs"

#
# Each directory to which Apache has access can be configured with respect
# to which services and features are allowed and/or disabled in that
# directory (and its subdirectories). 
#
# First, we configure the "default" to be a very restrictive set of 
# features.  
#
<Directory />
    Options FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
</Directory>


# 
LoadModule php5_module "f:/www/php/php5apache2_2.dll"
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php

# configure the path to php.ini
PHPIniDir "f:/www/php"

#
# Note that from this point forward you must specifically allow
# particular features to be enabled - so if something's not working as
# you might expect, make sure that you have specifically enabled it
# below.
#

#
# This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to.
#
<Directory "F:/www/Apache2.2/htdocs">
    #
    # Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
    # or any combination of:
    #   Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews
    #
    # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All"
    # doesn't give it to you.
    #
    # The Options directive is both complicated and important.  Please see
    # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#options
    # for more information.
    #
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks

    #
    # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.
    # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords:
    #   Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
    #
    AllowOverride None

    #
    # Controls who can get stuff from this server.
    #
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all

</Directory>

#
# DirectoryIndex: sets the file that Apache will serve if a directory
# is requested.
#
<IfModule dir_module>
    DirectoryIndex index.html index.php index.htm
</IfModule>

#
# The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being 
# viewed by Web clients. 
#
<FilesMatch "^\.ht">
    Order allow,deny
    Deny from all
    Satisfy All
</FilesMatch>

#
# ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
# If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost>
# container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
# logged here.  If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost>
# container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
#
ErrorLog "logs/error.log"

#
# LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log.
# Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
# alert, emerg.
#
LogLevel warn

<IfModule log_config_module>
    #
    # The following directives define some format nicknames for use with
    # a CustomLog directive (see below).
    #
    LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
    LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" common

    <IfModule logio_module>
      # You need to enable mod_logio.c to use %I and %O
      LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\" %I %O" combinedio
    </IfModule>

    #
    # The location and format of the access logfile (Common Logfile Format).
    # If you do not define any access logfiles within a <VirtualHost>
    # container, they will be logged here.  Contrariwise, if you *do*
    # define per-<VirtualHost> access logfiles, transactions will be
    # logged therein and *not* in this file.
    #
    CustomLog "logs/access.log" common

    #
    # If you prefer a logfile with access, agent, and referer information
    # (Combined Logfile Format) you can use the following directive.
    #
    #CustomLog "logs/access.log" combined
</IfModule>

<IfModule alias_module>
    #
    # Redirect: Allows you to tell clients about documents that used to 
    # exist in your server's namespace, but do not anymore. The client 
    # will make a new request for the document at its new location.
    # Example:
    # Redirect permanent /foo http://localhost/bar

    #
    # Alias: Maps web paths into filesystem paths and is used to
    # access content that does not live under the DocumentRoot.
    # Example:
    # Alias /webpath /full/filesystem/path
    #
    # If you include a trailing / on /webpath then the server will
    # require it to be present in the URL.  You will also likely
    # need to provide a <Directory> section to allow access to
    # the filesystem path.

    #
    # ScriptAlias: This controls which directories contain server scripts. 
    # ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that
    # documents in the target directory are treated as applications and
    # run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to the
    # client.  The same rules about trailing "/" apply to ScriptAlias
    # directives as to Alias.
    #
    ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ "F:/www/Apache2.2/cgi-bin/"

</IfModule>

<IfModule cgid_module>
    #
    # ScriptSock: On threaded servers, designate the path to the UNIX
    # socket used to communicate with the CGI daemon of mod_cgid.
    #
    #Scriptsock logs/cgisock
</IfModule>

#
# "F:/www/Apache2.2/cgi-bin" should be changed to whatever your ScriptAliased
# CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.
#
<Directory "F:/www/Apache2.2/cgi-bin">
    AllowOverride None
    Options None
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

#
# DefaultType: the default MIME type the server will use for a document
# if it cannot otherwise determine one, such as from filename extensions.
# If your server contains mostly text or HTML documents, "text/plain" is
# a good value.  If most of your content is binary, such as applications
# or images, you may want to use "application/octet-stream" instead to
# keep browsers from trying to display binary files as though they are
# text.
#
DefaultType text/plain

<IfModule mime_module>
    #
    # TypesConfig points to the file containing the list of mappings from
    # filename extension to MIME-type.
    #
    TypesConfig conf/mime.types

    #
    # AddType allows you to add to or override the MIME configuration
    # file specified in TypesConfig for specific file types.
    #
    #AddType application/x-gzip .tgz
    #
    # AddEncoding allows you to have certain browsers uncompress
    # information on the fly. Note: Not all browsers support this.
    #
    #AddEncoding x-compress .Z
    #AddEncoding x-gzip .gz .tgz
    #
    # If the AddEncoding directives above are commented-out, then you
    # probably should define those extensions to indicate media types:
    #
    AddType application/x-compress .Z
    AddType application/x-gzip .gz .tgz


AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .html .htm
ScriptAlias f:/www/php/ "f:/www/php/"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php5
Action application/x-httpd-php "f:/www/php/php-cgi.exe"
SetEnv PHPRC "f:/www/php/"


    #
    # AddHandler allows you to map certain file extensions to "handlers":
    # actions unrelated to filetype. These can be either built into the server
    # or added with the Action directive (see below)
    #
    # To use CGI scripts outside of ScriptAliased directories:
    # (You will also need to add "ExecCGI" to the "Options" directive.)
    #
    #AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

    # For type maps (negotiated resources):
    #AddHandler type-map var

    #
    # Filters allow you to process content before it is sent to the client.
    #
    # To parse .shtml files for server-side includes (SSI):
    # (You will also need to add "Includes" to the "Options" directive.)
    #
    #AddType text/html .shtml
    #AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml
</IfModule>

#
# The mod_mime_magic module allows the server to use various hints from the
# contents of the file itself to determine its type.  The MIMEMagicFile
# directive tells the module where the hint definitions are located.
#
#MIMEMagicFile conf/magic

#
# Customizable error responses come in three flavors:
# 1) plain text 2) local redirects 3) external redirects
#
# Some examples:
#ErrorDocument 500 "The server made a boo boo."
#ErrorDocument 404 /missing.html
#ErrorDocument 404 "/cgi-bin/missing_handler.pl"
#ErrorDocument 402 http://localhost/subscription_info.html
#

#
# EnableMMAP and EnableSendfile: On systems that support it, 
# memory-mapping or the sendfile syscall is used to deliver
# files.  This usually improves server performance, but must
# be turned off when serving from networked-mounted 
# filesystems or if support for these functions is otherwise
# broken on your system.
#
#EnableMMAP off
#EnableSendfile off

# Supplemental configuration
#
# The configuration files in the conf/extra/ directory can be 
# included to add extra features or to modify the default configuration of 
# the server, or you may simply copy their contents here and change as 
# necessary.

# Server-pool management (MPM specific)
#Include conf/extra/httpd-mpm.conf

# Multi-language error messages
#Include conf/extra/httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf

# Fancy directory listings
#Include conf/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf

# Language settings
#Include conf/extra/httpd-languages.conf

# User home directories
#Include conf/extra/httpd-userdir.conf

# Real-time info on requests and configuration
#Include conf/extra/httpd-info.conf

# Virtual hosts
Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

# Local access to the Apache HTTP Server Manual
#Include conf/extra/httpd-manual.conf

# Distributed authoring and versioning (WebDAV)
#Include conf/extra/httpd-dav.conf

# Various default settings
#Include conf/extra/httpd-default.conf

# Secure (SSL/TLS) connections
#Include conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf
#
# Note: The following must must be present to support
#       starting without SSL on platforms with no /dev/random equivalent
#       but a statically compiled-in mod_ssl.
#
<IfModule ssl_module>
SSLRandomSeed startup builtin
SSLRandomSeed connect builtin
</IfModule>

#this cannot be uncommented (to be checked)
#PHPIniDir "f:/www/php/"

imtired 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 3 · 2011-05-29T18:02:36+00:00

Perhaps I didnt make myself clear. I know the PHP 'code' is not to be displayed. Otherwise what would be the point of it - not very secure is it? No, what I mean is that no HTML code is showing (ie the output from 'echo' or whatever in the PHP function or from the rest of the HTML page after the function call. Please see the code examples above if this is unclear.

imtired 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 4 · 2011-05-29T19:47:04+00:00

It is odd that its not working and especially HOW its not working. I cant find much about this on google either. I'm getting to the point of reinstalling everything again - either that or installing ubuntu server...

Thanks everyone for your help. I might just try reinstall and try again. Last thing to try is apache/php config :(

tiggsy 4 Junior Poster · Answer 5 · 2011-05-29T23:55:58+00:00

If you're hosting it yourself, all the files you want to run need to be in a particular folder (or a subfolder of it). I can't remember which folder, but I think it's www.

imtired 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 6 · 2011-05-30T12:30:57+00:00

Ahh great ideas :)

The phpinfo.php works but I haven't gone through it yet.

Using Win7 with Apache/php5. I will give the

<?php if(!isreadable("php/functions.php")) {echo 'cant find include file';} ?>

a go to.

Thanks heaps

imtired 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 7 · 2011-05-30T12:32:34+00:00

Bugger :( when using

<?php if(!isreadable("php/functions.php")) { echo 'cant find include file';} ?>

nothing at all shows.

diafol · Answer 8 · 2011-05-30T13:32:10+00:00

The fact that php seems to be working for you is heartening.

try

<?php

if(!file_exists("php/functions.php"){
  echo "file doesn't exist";
}else{
  echo "file exists";
}

?>

imtired 0 Newbie Poster · Answer 9 · 2011-05-30T17:34:01+00:00

No good :(

Nothing shows on the page and when viewing the source code nothings there. Thanks though

tiggsy 4 Junior Poster · Answer 10 · 2011-05-30T19:11:48+00:00

either php is not working or you have the files in the wrong folder

EmilyJohnson 0 Junior Poster in Training · Answer 11 · 2011-05-31T13:08:25+00:00

Please Mark it as a solved thread if every thing is clear.

ko ko 97 Practically a Master Poster · Answer 12 · 2011-05-31T23:20:24+00:00

Maybe, it is only one reason, your file does not allow to read and this file has no permission to the users. It may encounter when the file was developed in the local and upload to the server. Check your php file permission and set it to '755'.

ifiok.idiang -2 Newbie Poster · Answer 13 · 2011-06-01T03:00:40+00:00

PHP is a server side code...from your browser, you can't be able to view PHP code...