# PHP simple question

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**Created:** [February 10, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-simple-question/42571 "2004-02-10T14:56:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-simple-question/42571/1 "2004-02-10T14:56:48Z")

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May I know what program is use to read or edit PHP files? I’d few PHP files that my friend forwarded to me but I failed to open it using Dreamweaver.

Thank you!!

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**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-simple-question/42571/2 "2004-02-10T16:04:49Z")

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if you’re using a PC you can use something like notpad, or wordpad.

If you’re using a mac, probably simple text would work.

if you’re using Linux, you could use Emacs (i think thats what its called) or Pico (command based editor) or something like that =)

and if it doesnt open in either, its probably a corrupt file or its not php… etc. =)

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**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-simple-question/42571/3 "2004-02-10T16:15:51Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Raydred \*  
> **if you’re using Linux, you could use Emacs (i think thats what its called) or Pico (command based editor) or something like that =)**

Yes, it’s called Emacs 😉 I use vim under Linux.

You can open PHP files in any text editor. Under windows though, if it’s all cluttered up and on one line, it’s probably using Un\*x style line endings(  
instead of  
).

If this happens, you need to use an editor that can use Un\*x style line endings… Dreamweaver definitely can, but I don’t know about the rest…

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**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-simple-question/42571/4 "2004-02-10T17:49:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Raydred \*  
> **if you’re using Linux, you could use Emacs (i think thats what its called) or Pico (command based editor) or something like that**  
> pico is unix

you can probably even use M$ word. I think it’ll open a file in both formats.