# Testing Php Problem Urgent!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-php-problem-urgent/26824>\
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**Created:** [July 26, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-php-problem-urgent/26824 "2003-07-26T22:24:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![marc123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@marc123](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marc123)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-php-problem-urgent/26824/1 "2003-07-26T22:24:56Z")

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I am try to do a simple php order form.

I have the order form with a…

\<–form action=“processorder.php” method=post on a html file–\>

& the processorder.php with this code…

\<–?php  
echo ‘\<p\>Order processed. \</p\>’;  
?–\>

I tested it & I dont see the words “order processed” php text.??

I think its because I have the html & php files in a folder on the desktop. I am supposed to put them in the local host folder?? & if so where is it??

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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, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-php-problem-urgent/26824/2 "2003-07-27T09:35:30Z")

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if your on windows and it’s running iis then the default is c:\inetpub\wwwroot

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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, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-php-problem-urgent/26824/3 "2003-07-27T12:28:43Z")

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I don’t know if someone has already replied, cuz it took me ages again to load the rest of the page (for no reason at all), so I immediately hit the reply button.

PHP files will only work if they are on a server where PHP is installed. So to test this page, you have to upload it to a server with PHP installed, or, if you have a server on your computer and it has PHP installed, place it on that server and it should work.

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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, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-php-problem-urgent/26824/4 "2003-07-27T17:48:27Z")

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I dont see a c:\inetpub\wwwroot folder??

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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, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-php-problem-urgent/26824/5 "2003-07-27T17:49:34Z")

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I installed php-4.3.0-installer from this cd rom I got from this book…also installed Apache.

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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, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/testing-php-problem-urgent/26824/6 "2003-07-27T21:02:19Z")

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uninstall and try either [www.easyphp.org](http://www.easyphp.org) (which i use)  
or [http://www.foxserv.net/portal.php](http://www.foxserv.net/portal.php) or [http://www.firepages.com.au/dev423.htm](http://www.firepages.com.au/dev423.htm)  
or another, here’s a full list: [http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Software\_and\_Servers/Installation\_Kits/index.html](http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Software_and_Servers/Installation_Kits/index.html)  
These will install all you need in one easy setup, php, apache, mySql, phpmyadmin etc, you’re ready to roll in 5 mins…