# Beginner at PHP

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-at-php/26857>\
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**Created:** [July 27, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-at-php/26857 "2003-07-27T12:37:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![samba\_7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@samba\_7](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/samba_7)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-at-php/26857/1 "2003-07-27T12:37:21Z")

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:player:

I’m just starting on Php scripting. I looked at a few examples here, and have pondered a simple question?

I am using the phpinfo() function. Now do I simply add:

\<?  
phpinfo();  
?\>

Do i add this to a texfile, save it as info.php ? Or do I add the html that goes with this? (The usual html/head/body tags THEN the little piece of code?

Thanks

Sam  
:bandit:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-at-php/26857/2 "2003-07-27T12:41:04Z")

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just have it on it’s own, without any html 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-at-php/26857/3 "2003-07-27T12:43:36Z")

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Don’t forget the first \<\*\*? 🙂 So the code would look like this:

```php

<?
phpinfo();
?>

```

Then just copy/paste this to notepad, save as info.php and you’re ready to go 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-at-php/26857/4 "2003-07-27T12:59:13Z")

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Thanks for the quick reply.

I’m using yahoo as my webserver - I’ve upgraded to their service that allows PHP. Now they tell me that it is php enabled but I don’t think my account is active for that just yet… hence the reason why I was asking if I was scripting right…

It costs $11.95/month for 50MB of webspace + all their goodies…

Anyone know of another place?

Sam.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2003, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-at-php/26857/5 "2003-07-27T13:18:47Z")

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