help...php in html

[disturbed]

I'm just now learning some php.

I'm getting some basic ideas of how it works and its going well...but I just cannot figure out why echo-ing php in html doesn't work....

If I have a php file with this contents:

echo "test echo";

$blah="display blah";

echo $blah;

and I run the file, it works great.

However, if I put in the same code inline with html code by:

<?php

echo "test echo";

$blah="display blah";

echo $blah;

?>

....nothing.  Empty.  Nothing gets displayed.

Why is this?  Also, because of this I cannot figure out how to use variables from php in html...same issue I believe.

[mudmanc4]

You need to enable error reporting and/or display errors in php.ini.

[disturbed]

tried that....made a php.ini and put it in the same folder as my script....still the same outcome

[mudmanc4]

tried that....made a php.ini and put it in the same folder as my script....still the same outcome

Create a php.ini in your cgi-bin directory right?

[disturbed]

I tried both the location where my .html file is that I am trying to run and now the cgi-bin as well.  Nothing.

[mudmanc4]

Do you have " display_errors " turned on?

Since it is a syntax error , nothing will execute there fore no errors, did you check the logfile?

[disturbed]

Yes, I did both:

error_reporting(E_ALL);

ini_set('display_errors', '1');

No errors within the erorr log.  It's empty.

[mudmanc4]

Yes, I did both:

error_reporting(E_ALL);

ini_set('display_errors', '1');

No errors within the erorr log.  It's empty.

Shouldn't the ini_set('display_errors', '1'); look like  ini_set('display_errors', 'on' " , or does "1" represent on ?

[disturbed]

yes, 1 is on....

Wierd thing is...within html when I use the <?php ....

not even the print "something"; works

.......argh....

[mudmanc4]

yes, 1 is on....

Wierd thing is...within html when I use the <?php ....

not even the print "something"; works

.......argh....

Is apache running? hahahaa

[disturbed]

lol...everything is up and running

[disturbed]

.....i can echo and print all I want from within php scripts....just not html....

[nanobot]

See if this helps:

http://www.desilva.biz/php/phpinhtml.html

[disturbed]

Well, when I do that I get:

Premature end of script headers ERROR in the log.

[nanobot]

Try:

<?php echo "test echo"; ?>

With all the edits the page said to do.

[disturbed]

I tried it.....still getting the same error.

[nanobot]

I tried it.....still getting the same error.

So you have your server set up correcttly, right? Can you give me the software it uses or do you not know?

[disturbed]

Im on a shared hosting plan.  Everything seems to be working but that...grrrrr

[dlewis23]

What version of php & apache are you running?

[disturbed]

I believe 1.3.39 for apache and 4.4.4 for php although on the forums I noticed that the host said all shared are being moved to php 5

[dlewis23]

I believe 1.3.39 for apache and 4.4.4 for php although on the forums I noticed that the host said all shared are being moved to php 5

They should have moved to 5 a while ago. Who is your host?

If you put this in a info.php page it works right?

<?php

  phpinfo();

?>