WampServer

I just downloaded WAMPserver 2.0 on my new laptop and when I try to go to [localhost] it asks me if I want to save the file or choose a program to open it. [localhost] works fine and so does [localhost]. I cannot open any of the php files in my www folder though, even though if I click "www directory" it shows me that all the files are there (and if I try navigating to one it will ask me if I want to download it).

Make sure to access your websites through localhost and your files save w/ extension php not php.txt. Also use full tag <?php ... ?> if short_open_tag is not enable in php.ini

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yeah, I've done that ... all these files worked on my old laptop which had an earlier version of WAMP server on it. They're all in www folder and have php extension. I have short_open_tags enabled and I do primarily use <?php ... but when I type [localhost] it tries to download the file rather than open it through the server.

I had the same problem today, the browser insisted on (Opening/Saving the file) rather than actually RUNNING it!... and then realized its a problem with the browser itself. If you encountered that problem with iexplorer, give it a try with Mozilla Firefox, or vice-versa, gluck!

I get the same deal in both browsers. To experiment when it asked me to choose a program to open the file I chose firefox.exe and of course it didn't parse the php but displayed it as an html page.

In that case im not too sure, I had that problem, I changed the default browser to (firefox - ie...when running wampserver for the first time) and now running properly. I'm pretty much sure its still a browser problem rather than the software problem, but I'd leave that to the moderator ( yfastud ) to help solve that problem for you!...

P.S.: I think I tripped over my own stone! Realized the php I was writing didnt have the good old "full php tag", good old lazy programming mistake once again..
Which of the php.ini files do I enable the short_open_tags in? The Apache o the PHP .ini file?

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Nick

@ djnick007
php.ini which can opened through wamp tray icon

@ FaithFreaks
Try to clear browser cache and cookies, then try again. If still not working, you might want to check your firewall or recently installed soft

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