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Asked: 2026-06-15T07:45:48+00:00

I am just trying a simple test of php on my computer: Archlinux +

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I am just trying a simple test of php on my computer:

  • Archlinux + httpd + php
  • phpinfo() test is ok
  • code is written with vim , no copy and paste

here is the code (taken from a book) that doesn’t work as expected:

<html>
<head><title>Test PHP </title></head>
<body>
<h1>Texte mis en avant</h1>
<?php
echo "<p>ceci est du code PHP</p>";
echo "<p>simple non?</p>";
?>
</body>
</html>

and here is what I get in browsers:

Texte mis en avant

ceci est du code PHP

“; echo “

simple non?
“; ?>

What is wromg with this? (first time I block on something such simple)

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  1. Editorial Team

    By default PHP script files have to be named with use of .php suffix, to be passed to PHP interpreter as the file name suffix is what is being taken into consideration during page serving. If you use .html as you said, then it simply goes as is, because HTML knows nothing about PHP. So you should either rename your file to end with .php (simplest approach) or tell your http server that .html files shall also be handled by PHP. I.e. if you are using Apache and .htaccess can be used per vhost, create .htaccess file in root of your service with content:

    <FilesMatch "\.html$">
  ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</FilesMatch>

    which will tell your httpd, that files matching given pattern shall also be considered PHP scripts.

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