Testing the PHP environment on csdb

You can test whether PHP interacts properly with the Apache web server on csdb by following the steps below:

1. Log into csdb, then change to directory html.
2. Use /usr/local/bin/pico to create a file named myPHPtest.php (note that the file extension must be ".php" (instead of ".htm").
3. Insert the following code in the file:

      <?php echo "Hello World! This is my PHP test!"; ?>

4. Save the file in the folder html.
5. Add read permission to your file by typing at the shell prompt

      chmod go+r myPHPtest.php

6. Now you can open the file in your browser with the address

      http://csdb.csc.villanova.edu/~yourusername/myPHPtest.php

Remember to always save your files and folders in html.

Files must have read permissions:

   chmod go+r myfile.php

Directories must have read and execute permissions:

   chmod go+rx mydirectory