Referring php variable in html file

Question

Following code is saved as html file:

<?php
  $IP = 4;
?>
<textarea name="comments">$IP</textarea>

I want to access the value of php variable in html tags. Example I want the value of IP to be displayed in textarea.

I suggest you find a PHP tutorial and start reading it if this is a genuine question .... — Manse
– Manse, Commented Feb 9, 2012 at 9:00

JamesHalsall · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-09 09:03:29Z

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You can execute .html files as .php files by adding a line to your .htaccess file..

AddType application/x-httpd-php .html

And obviously use the <?php echo $variableName; ?> style syntax

answered Feb 9, 2012 at 9:03

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jan5 Over a year ago

I am using wampserver and did the same what u said but still no result is displayed(<?php echo $IP; ?>) .

lll Over a year ago

Worth mentioning you need AllowOverride FileInfo in your apache config to do this.

Barry Chapman · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-09 08:57:57Z

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use this:

 <textarea name="comments"><?php echo $IP; ?></textarea>

answered Feb 9, 2012 at 8:57

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jan5 Over a year ago

i tried the ablove code but its not working when file is saved .html this code works file with .php file

Barry Chapman Over a year ago

Follow what jogesh_p below said. Save the file with the extension .php so your webserver knows to parse the PHP code

Barry Chapman Over a year ago

Otherwise you will just see the verbatim output in your browser, unparsed.

Ale · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-09 08:58:27Z

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Just put it with PHP

<textarea name="comments"><?php echo $IP; ?></textarea>

answered Feb 9, 2012 at 8:58

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jogesh_pi · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-09 08:58:40Z

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it is not possible to access in html, simply save the page in '.php' and if you want to change url, means .html instead of .php then use .htaccess

answered Feb 9, 2012 at 8:58

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jan5 Over a year ago

can you please explain in detail please

JamesHalsall Over a year ago

this isn't quite true, @Sjan checkout my answer

Frankline · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-09 09:05:28Z

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Here is a short tutorial on using PHP in HTML pages. Note that in order to use PHP in an HTML page, you need to save the page with a .php extension.

to answer your question above, you need to do the following:

<?php
$IP =4;
?>

<textarea name="comments"><?php echo $IP;?></textarea>

answered Feb 9, 2012 at 9:05

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Oldskool · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-09 22:23:11Z

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<?php $IP =4; ?>
<textarea name="comments"><?php echo $IP;?></textarea>

edited Feb 9, 2012 at 22:23

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answered Feb 9, 2012 at 8:58

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lorenzo-s · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-09 09:02:35Z

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<textarea name="comments"><?php echo $IP ?></textarea>

Extra cool stuff (for free!!!):

http://php.net/manual/en/install.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/tutorial.firstpage.php
http://devzone.zend.com/6/php-101-php-for-the-absolute-beginner/
etc, etc...

answered Feb 9, 2012 at 9:02

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