Before you begin making any project make sure your webserver has the capabilities of using PHP. PHP can be used on both Linux and Windows boxes. Follow the directions below to create your first php file.

Open up your text editor and create a new file. In the file put the text below:

<?PHP phpinfo(); ?>

Now save the file as phptest.php make sure you have that .php extension.

Upload the file to your web server and load the page.

You should now be seeing some like this:

If you do not see something like the above, unfortunately you do not have PHP on your webserver. Contact your web server administrator to find out more details.

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