Browser wants to d/l php instead of displaying?

Lo ppl...and straight to the point..

Using DWmx6.1..on a framed site using the flash buttons that come with DW.Menu on the left side display area on the right.Im wanting a mailform to appear when the "contact" button on the menu is pressed..ok get the picture.I have the form i want to use and is named mailform.php...but when i link the button to the mailform and making sure its opening in the correct frame [main]...i test it in IE6,locally and on the server..it wants to download it as "mailform.php" and not displaying it as a page...whats that all about? At first i thought it was just a dodgy script but after trying a few, they all do the same?...BUT if i just put a standard link in the menu it works a treat...no problem.Ive done a search of the forum but to no avail...so if anyone can help i`d be very greatful...Im not a complete newb and can usually fudge my way to the answer but not this time.

Thanx again in advance

VeryStressed

locally and on the server..it wants to download it as

"mailform.php" and not displaying it as a page

is the server able to run php?

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nattydread webforumsuser wrote:

i test it in IE6,locally and on the server..it wants to download it as
"mailform.php" and not displaying it as a page...whats that all about?

Is the server up and running a PHP interpreter? Do you have a local
server installed?

If the answer is 'yes', then upload a PHP-file with this content:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

and call it in the browser. If it doesn't return informations about the
installed interpreter, then there's something wrong with the
configuration or no PHP installed at all.

Have you tried filename extensions like .php3 or .php4? Some
(misconfigured) servers don't recognize the generic .php extension.

HTH
Micha