Xampp

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

Ok, I installed XAMPP on my computer so I can work with PHP, well, I must be doing something wrong, I have my menu, header and footer in the inc folder, but when I open the index.php all that shows up is what is in the index.php, the header, footer and menu .php do not show up. What am I doing wrong, the inc folder is in localfolder/xampp/inc and the index is in localfolder/xampp/inc/index.php Thanks

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

Did you run the batch file to start apache?

and then goto http://localhost/inc/index.php

the files have to be in or below the htdocs folder.

**heyguy** · February 12, 2007

What is the code you are using to include the header/footer/menu?

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

Did you run the batch file to start apache?
and then goto http://localhost/inc/index.php

the files have to be in or below the htdocs folder.

i started the program with the main program, I will try the batcdh file

when you say below, do you mean? Sorry for the newbie questions.

Edited February 12, 2007 by jayson

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

Locate and run apache_start.bat in the xampp folder.

When you goto http://localhost/ with your browser, you are in the htdocs folder in xampp

put you files in a folder in there.

So if you put your files in xampp/htdocs/inc/

then in the browser goto http://localhost/inc/

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

ok, I got that part, (now) but when I enter in //localhost/inc/ I get a index of the directory, does the index.php also go into the inc, folder..

Thanks Don.

Edited February 12, 2007 by TCH-Bruce

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

If that is where your other files are

put it there for now to get this working.

And use

include ("filename");

to include from the same folder for now.

**stevevan** · February 12, 2007

You should always use the batch file to start xammp and stop xammp. It does some nice orderly things like start/stop apache, mysql, etc.

The inc directory is where the files you want "included" go. When I've used xammp, I've placed all my html files in the html directory. (I've got xammplite, so I don't know if there is a significant difference or not between the two.)

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

I too have xampp Lite and my files have to go in the htdocs folder?

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

Thank you all for your wonderful help, I was up till 2:30 last night, and for some reason, nothing that I did would work, Apache is running, the files are where they are supose to be, but no matter what I tried, all I could get to show was just the index file. Not sure what version of XAMPP I have, but I think I am going to give up.

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

Ok, I have decided to give this another try, I got to see what or where I went wrong in the xampp setup and running, maybe it is the placements of the files, I just do not know, but I will try to figure it out.

**heyguy** · February 12, 2007

Since you can see the contents of index.php, and it does not appear to be including the include files, it is probably a problem with your code in index.php. Post the contents of index.php here and I'm sure we can figure it out. Use the "Wrap in code tags" button when you post it.

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

the file I am trying to look at, is the same as my person site, www.jaysarahandy.com but I can not get it ot work on my computer using xampp.

But here is the code to make it easier for you.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<head>

<style>

html {height:100%;}

* html #wrap {height:100%}

</style>

</head>

<body>

<div>

</div>

</div>

<TR>

<a href="http://www.jaysarahandy.com/photos">Photo Gallery</a><br>

<a href='ai.php'>andy's Initials</a><br>

<a href="events.php">Events</a><br>

<a href='growth.php'>Growth Chart</a><br>

<a href='death.php'>Death</a><br>

<a href='ft.php'>Family Tree</a><br>

<a href='ah.php'>Hieroglyphs</a><br>

<a href='newsletter.html'>Newsletters</a><br>

<a href='gen/index.php'>Genology</a><br>

<a href='bc/index.php'>Birthday Cronicle</a><br>

<a href='zodiac.php'>Zodiac info about Andy</a><br>

(COMING SOON) Crossword Puzzle<br>

</TD>

</TR>

</TABLE>

</div>

<table>

<tr>

<td valign="top"> In loving of a pet that is now departed.<br>

Rasputin:<br>

Born: ?/?/1992 (adopted from a shelter)<br>

Adopted: 10/2/1995<br>

Passed away: 11/25/2006<br></td>

<td>

</tr>

</table>

<TD>

We are always changing what's here on the site <br>

so you will have to visit often. <br>

We hope you enjoy your visit. <br>

<p>

Sarah and Jay Yates of St. Paul, Minn.<br>

announce the birth of a son,<br>

Andrew Nikolai DeWitt Yates,<br>

born July 31, 2003,<br>

at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn.<br>

He weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces<br>

<p>

Grandparents are Cheryl Osgood & Terry Worrell of Tigard, Ore.<br>

Grandparents are Jerrie & Jim Penn of Coon Rapids, Minn.<br>

Great-grandparents are Virgil & Olivia Mack of Eagan Minn.<br>

Great-grandparents are DeWitt and Betty Osgood of DeKalb Ill.<br>

<p>

Birthday Tree:<br>

Cypress <br>

The Faithfulness. Strong, muscular, adaptable, <br>

takes what life has to give, happy content, optimistic, <br>

needs enough money and acknowledgment, hates loneliness, <br>

passionate lover which cannot be satisfied, faithful, <br>

quick-tempered, unruly, pedantic and careless.<br>

<p>

<B>Sarah:</B><br>

Cedar <br>

The Confidence. Of rare beauty, knows how to adapt, <br>

likes luxury, of good health not in the least shy,<br>

tends to look down on others, self-confident, determined, <br>

impatient, wants to impress others, many talents, industrious,<br>

healthy optimism, waiting for the one true love, able to make quick decisions.<br>

<p>

Elm <br>

The Noble-Mindedness. Pleasant shape, tasteful clothes, <br>

modest demands, tends to not forgive mistakes, cheerful, <br>

likes to lead but not to obey, honest and faithful partner, <br>

tends to a know-all-attitude and making decisions for others, <br>

noble-minded, generous, good sense of humor, practical.<br>

</TD>

</TR>

</TABLE>

</div>

<div style="width:100%; font-size:12px; color:

purple" align="center"><pre>

</div>

</div>

</body>

</html>

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

and this is the one that is on my computer:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<head>

<style>

html {height:100%;}

* html #wrap {height:100%}

</style>

</head>

<body>

<?php include("inc/header.php"); ?>

</div>

<?php include("inc/menu.php"); ?>

</div>

<table>

<tr>

<td valign="top"> In loving of a pet that is now departed.<br>

Rasputin:<br>

Born: ?/?/1992 (adopted from a shelter)<br>

Adopted: 10/2/1995<br>

Passed away: 11/25/2006<br></td>

<td>

</tr>

</table>

<TD>

We are always changing what's here on the site <br>

so you will have to visit often. <br>

We hope you enjoy your visit. <br>

<p>

Sarah and Jay Yates of St. Paul, Minn.<br>

announce the birth of a son,<br>

Andrew Nikolai DeWitt Yates,<br>

born July 31, 2003,<br>

at Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis, Minn.<br>

He weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces<br>

<p>

Grandparents are Cheryl Osgood & Terry Worrell of Tigard, Ore.<br>

Grandparents are Jerrie & Jim Penn of Coon Rapids, Minn.<br>

Great-grandparents are Virgil & Olivia Mack of Eagan Minn.<br>

Great-grandparents are DeWitt and Betty Osgood of DeKalb Ill.<br>

<p>

Birthday Tree:<br>

Cypress <br>

The Faithfulness. Strong, muscular, adaptable, <br>

takes what life has to give, happy content, optimistic, <br>

needs enough money and acknowledgment, hates loneliness, <br>

passionate lover which cannot be satisfied, faithful, <br>

quick-tempered, unruly, pedantic and careless.<br>

<p>

<B>Sarah:</B><br>

Cedar <br>

The Confidence. Of rare beauty, knows how to adapt, <br>

likes luxury, of good health not in the least shy,<br>

tends to look down on others, self-confident, determined, <br>

impatient, wants to impress others, many talents, industrious,<br>

healthy optimism, waiting for the one true love, able to make quick decisions.<br>

<p>

Elm <br>

The Noble-Mindedness. Pleasant shape, tasteful clothes, <br>

modest demands, tends to not forgive mistakes, cheerful, <br>

likes to lead but not to obey, honest and faithful partner, <br>

tends to a know-all-attitude and making decisions for others, <br>

noble-minded, generous, good sense of humor, practical.<br>

</TD>

</TR>

</TABLE>

</div>

<?php include("inc/footer.php"); ?>

</div>

</body>

</html>

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

Paths are a litte harder in xampp because it uses the root folder

Which is why I generally put all the files in one folder below htdocs.

Lets say I call the folder site1

Then I send the browser to htpp://localhost/site1

My includes are in the same folder,

so for my index.php file I use a simple include

><?php include("header.php"); ?>

So if all your files are in the same folder that will work.

But if your includes are in another folder below

as in site1/inc

then use

><!-- Starting Header Include -->
<?php include("inc/header.php"); ?>
<!-- Ending Header Include -->

So where is the index.php file located and where are the includes?

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

Also I see you are adding all the html code in each page

normally that is part of the header and footer

my template looks like this

><?php
// add header and additional title
$page_title="home"; 
include('header.php');
	  
// begin main content 
?>

<h2> <?php echo $page_title; ?> </h2>

<p>content</p>

<?php
// end main content 

// add footer file 
include("footer.php");
?>

The header has all the html up to the content

and the footer has all the html after the content.

That way I can change the layout with just two files.

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

Ok lets see if I can explain this, my site folder is at:

K:\xampp\htdocs\jsa

^^^^^

localhost

the index.php is in the jsa folder

my INc folder is at:

K:\xampp\htdocs\jsa\inc

^^^^^

localhost

so is that right or wrong.

I remermber having this problem before, and working it out.

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

That looks right.

But why not try moving all the files into the same folder since the site is not that big

at least until you get this working.

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

so move the index.php into the inc folder, then have the inc folder in the jsa folder right?

**TCH-Bruce** · February 12, 2007

Start reading your original post from that point down and you should get it sorted out.

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

my INc folder is at:

K:\xampp\htdocs\jsa\inc

You inc folder is already in the jsa folder

Try putting all the files in the jsa folder

and link to the includes as

<?php include ("filename"); ?>

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

Start reading your original post from that point down and you should get it sorted out.

finally got it to work, thanks Don and Bruce , you're are the best, you deserve a raise!!!! :tchrocks: :tchrocks:

also, I was using my browser to open the file, and it does not like that...So I type it in manually

Edited February 12, 2007 by jayson

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

Good

now think about putting all the html but the content in your header and footer files

to save space and make it easier to modify the look of the site.

See my template above.

**jayson** · February 12, 2007

I will try, I am just learning this PHP stuff, and what little I have done took me a long time. but I will try to change the coding..Thanks Don

**TCH-Don** · February 12, 2007

No problem.

the more you try the better you will get and enjoy the benefits.

**stevevan** · February 13, 2007

Glad to see you got this worked out! Just keep your trying small by making small changes to see what happens. Before long, you'll find that you'll be figuring things out easily enough!

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