Re: View PHP File

I have a file that is most html with a php name. Until today, I was able to hit F10 to view the php file. Now it is just a blank view with a box that flashed and I don't know if it says anything.

Is there anything I can do so I user the HTML viewer again to see a file with a php extention name?

PHP is server side scripting. To view result of PHP, you need to install some local web server and set PSPad in program settings / Internet.
Use Shift+Ctrl+F1 instead of F10 to see result from web server after you will set up it.

I had installed xamp and set PSPad in program settings / Internet and it was set to C:\xampp\htdocs.

It used to work and now it does not.

Do you save your PHP files to C:\xampp\htdocs ?

No, I do not save the files there. Do they need to be saved there?

Save your files anywhere you want, but set properly Document root in PSPad settings / Web server.

If your open your files in standard web browser, do you see the result? PSPad does address translation from standard disk address (C:\yyy\zzz) to URL address [url]http://[/url]....

Thank you. It does appear my apache is not working right. It is telling me Object not found!

I can verify that ...

HTML > HTML Preview Web Server (Shift + Ctrl + F10)

... works well to preview your *.php files, with PSPad's internal web browser, when:
* You have a correctly configured Web Server (like Apache); and
* You have a correctly configured PSPad (Settings > Program Settings > Web Server).

With those PSPad settings PSPad can translate the file system path and file name into the relevant URL.

For example with PSPad > Settings > Program Settings > Web Server >
* Server: localhost
* Document Root: C:\MyWebFiles\DocumentRoot\

The translation could go something like
* File System Path and File name:C:\MyWebFiles\DocumentRoot\Php\Examples\helloWorld02.php; to
* Translated URL:http://localhost/Php/Examples/helloWorld02.php

... before loading it into the internal browser.

Is there a way to have PSPad load the translated URL directly into an external browser (Firefox, Chrome, ect)?

I see, for Highlighters Settings, the opportunity to load an External application. I also see that if you right click on the application field you get a list of variables. But I seen no obvious way to use those variables to pick up on the translated URL (from Settings > Web server).

If this is not possible then my post would count as a feature request. And I'd suggest adding this functionality to the "Settings > Web server" section, rather than the Highlighters Settings.

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2015-07-02 09:11 by johnbentley.

yes, you can use external application too. use variable %phpfile%