PHP Include not recognized in html

Question

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<?php include('head.php'); ?>
</head>
<body>
-snip-
</body>
</html>

What am I doing wrong? When I open this file (index.html) in a browser it shows a blank page, and nothing in my php file shows. It doesn't recognize the include statement as code.

My php file contains this:

<title>Title here</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="main.css">

Feel free to yell at me, as I am a beginner. I tried looking this up and I made sure the syntax is correct.

Even after I renamed it to index.php it did not affect anything. — user3052552
– user3052552, Commented Nov 30, 2013 at 16:43
you cannot open the file directly in the browser. Add the path to the php server (if u can understand what im saying) — Kevin
– Kevin, Commented Nov 30, 2013 at 16:46

souvickcse · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-30 16:43:59Z

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Use index.php not index.html as it is a php function it will not work on html. And you have to run this page in a php server otherwise it will not give result.

answered Nov 30, 2013 at 16:43

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user3052552 Over a year ago

Oh, I see, maybe the php server is the issue then.

souvickcse Over a year ago

If you are using window you can install wamp server it is easy to install easy to use.

Nagendra Rao · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-30 17:00:29Z

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First of all your file needs to be in .php extension. Secondly if you are trying this in your local system, you need to set-up a local web server, for this you can use, wamp or XAMPP

Once the local server is ready, you can put your files under the www folder of your local server set-up and view the file in browser by loading,

http://localhost/index.php

or

127.0.0.1/index.php

answered Nov 30, 2013 at 17:00

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Ran Levy · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-30 19:00:27Z

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You need to do 2 things: 1. change index.html to index.php (otherwise the PHP server doesn't process your files) 2. change head.php to echo 'Title here'; echo '';

answered Nov 30, 2013 at 19:00

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Hawraa Khalil · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-17 19:30:01Z

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As you have XAMPP installed you need to be going to http://localhost to run your PHP scripts. Loading your PHP scripts directly into the web browser will not work.

answered Sep 17, 2015 at 19:30

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