# Local host apache and php problem

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**Created:** [September 19, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-host-apache-and-php-problem/123027 "2004-09-19T16:51:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/local-host-apache-and-php-problem/123027/1 "2004-09-19T16:51:12Z")

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I’ve just set up apache on my computer following the tutorial on kirupa -\> [http://www.kirupa.com/web/apache\_php.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/web/apache_php.htm)

It’s working great, but it seems extra sensetive to things. for example, if i’m reading text file, and i want to put it into a variable i’d do this:

```php
$page = fread($handle, filesize($file));

```

now, this works fine on my server, even when the file is empty, and i can echo it no problem and everything is hunky dorey 🙂

but when i try it from my computer, and the text file is empty, it comes up with a warning saying that it needs to read an amount of the file greater than 0. it still works howeber, the file is echoed just fine.

how can i stop this??  
thanks very much.