MAMP won't work correctly

Seems to be working incorrectly

[erdy]

Hi,

I have recently installed the free version of MAMP on my Mac G5 because I am about to learn PHP/Mysql.
Everything seems fine with the install, the lights are on green, the MAMP home page is displaying OK on Safari.
However when I try to open a PHP file I have created myself from within the htdocs folder, Safari just displays the code.
I also have trouble with Dreamweaver CS3 on this matter.
Every time I try to preview a file in Safari it comes up with the '...you need a testing server. Would you like to specify one now?' error.

Unfortunately though I thought I had specified this in the Testing Server Pallet when I set my site up in Dreamweaver.
The settings I have put in for this are as follows:

Server Model: PHP MySQL
Access: Local/Network
Testing server Folder: HD:Applications:MAMP:htdocs
URL Prefix: [localhost:8888...]

Obviously I would be happy if I could just open PHP files in Safari from the htdocs folder but if I could preview these direct from Dreamweaver that would be perfect.

Please help if you can.

Regards

Erdy

[phranque]

only apache can process the php, so if you open it as a file in a browser or dw it will look like source.

you probably need to set up apache to listen to port 8888 [httpd.apache.org].
then if/when you see it served as php source, there are a few recent threads here and in the WebmasterWorld php forum about setting up php on apache.

[erdy]

Hi phranque,

my Apache is pointing at port 8888.
When I start MAMP up, the home page opens in Safari and that's a PHP file on the local disk. So why don't any other PHP files open when they are in the same folder as the MAMP home page?
I though the whole point of MAMP was so that I could start testing PHP files on my local disk?
Could any of this be because of the files doubling up in the User profile on the Mac OS?

Help!

[phranque]

i think the problem is that you are confusing "file:" protocol with "http:" protocol.

if you open your file by using a file selection dialog, you are using file: protocol which doesn't use the server.

if you navigate to the file by clicking a http: link or by entering a http: url in the browser, then you are getting your php file after processing by the server.

if you want your other php files served through apache you should type [localhost...] in your browser...