PHP include in DW CS3

If I put a tag like this <?php include ('menu.php'); ?> in my file, I can only
preview it after putting the file on a server. How can I preview it in my local
computer without uploading the files to a server?
Thanks

you can set up a test server on your machine, but as php is a server side
language, thats where it is read from.

if the php include only includes echoed html, then you can put the html in the
rellevant position on the html page first, test it, and then transfer to an
include afterwards.

Make sure you have enabled the display of includes in your preferences, and
that you have named the page with a PHP filename extension.

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"anat123quick09" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

If I put a tag like this <?php include ('menu.php'); ?> in my file, I can
only
preview it after putting the file on a server. How can I preview it in my
local
computer without uploading the files to a server?
Thanks

I think this is off the mark, malcolm.

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"malcster2" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

you can set up a test server on your machine, but as php is a server side
language, thats where it is read from.

if the php include only includes echoed html, then you can put the html in
the
rellevant position on the html page first, test it, and then transfer to
an
include afterwards.

I want to see the hole page with the includes together in the same html page, not in separate html files. The content of the php files is only html

to test out the include content, put the html in the page, and then transfer to
the include when you know it works....php is a SERVER side language. it's read
from a server.

as i say, if you don't want to test live, set up an apache test server on your
computer.

I want to see the hole page with the includes together

You will be able to do this.

in the same html page

If you are using PHP includes, the page CONTAINING THE INCLUDES much be
named with a PHP file extension.

The content of the php files is only html

That makes no difference.

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"yehu67" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

I want to see the hole page with the includes together in the same html
page, not in separate html files. The content of the php files is only html

yehu67 wrote:

I want to see the hole page with the includes together in the same html page, not in separate html files. The content of the php files is only html

Why are you using php?

Sounds like you could do this by using a 'virtual' include


<!--#include virtual="test.html" -->


If you do make sure that the page that you are bringing the file into
has a .shtml extention

It will work locally and will work once you upload to your server, most
support .shtml files

Osgood wrote:

It will work locally and will work once you upload to your server, most
support .shtml files

Just to clarify what I mean by locally...you will see the file in
Dreamweaver..... however you wont see it in a local browser.

Not if the page has a *.php extension. And your syntax is wrong anyhow.

<!--#include virtual="/test.html" -->

would be correct.

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"Osgood" <notavailable (AT) thisaddress (DOT) com> wrote

yehu67 wrote:
I want to see the hole page with the includes together in the same html
page, not in separate html files. The content of the php files is only
html


Why are you using php?

Sounds like you could do this by using a 'virtual' include


!--#include virtual="test.html" --


If you do make sure that the page that you are bringing the file into has
a .shtml extention

It will work locally and will work once you upload to your server, most
support .shtml files