[Q] PHP script is displayed instead of executed - DW or PHP problem?

During testing, I've encountered the following problem - One of my php
scripts is displayed in the browser instead of being executed. But some
complications exist and I'd like to explain 'em:

When index.php (my start page) is read, the user's session id is checked and
validated. If no session id is present or the validation fails, the user is
vectored to a second page containing a username-password login form
(member_login.htm). After completing the form and clicking the submit
button, the info is forwarded to a third page, validate_member_login.php,
that checks the username and password against a database. Note that the
validate_member_login.php script is invoked via the login form's action
parameter, i.e.,

<form action="validate_member_login.php" ... />

All this is a very straight-from-the-book, dirt-simple username-login model.
Nothing fancy.

Now, here's the problem: When I display member_login.htm in my local
browser, fill-in the form and click submit, the validate_member_login.php
script executes correctly.
The problem is that the php script, validate_member_login.php, is displayed.
However, when I initiate the sequence by displaying index.php (my start
page) when the validate_member_login.php script is dispatched, the source is
displayed in the browser rather being executed.

In other words, when the latter sequence of steps is taken the
validate_member_login.php script is properly executed. When the former
sequence is taken, the validate_member_login.php source is displayed in the
browser instead of being executed.

+ I'm using Dreamweaver MX.
+ All my other php scripts seem to execute correctly.
+ I'm using the latest stable release of Apache and PHP installed on my
local, winxp-based system.

I would appreciate any hints and or suggestions that could help me diagnose
and solve this problem.

Cheers,

Michael

test on a remote server?...


Michael T. Peterson wrote:

During testing, I've encountered the following problem - One of my php
scripts is displayed in the browser instead of being executed. But some
complications exist and I'd like to explain 'em:

When index.php (my start page) is read, the user's session id is checked and
validated. If no session id is present or the validation fails, the user is
vectored to a second page containing a username-password login form
(member_login.htm). After completing the form and clicking the submit
button, the info is forwarded to a third page, validate_member_login.php,
that checks the username and password against a database. Note that the
validate_member_login.php script is invoked via the login form's action
parameter, i.e.,

form action="validate_member_login.php" ... /

All this is a very straight-from-the-book, dirt-simple username-login model.
Nothing fancy.

Now, here's the problem: When I display member_login.htm in my local
browser, fill-in the form and click submit, the validate_member_login.php
script executes correctly.
The problem is that the php script, validate_member_login.php, is displayed.
However, when I initiate the sequence by displaying index.php (my start
page) when the validate_member_login.php script is dispatched, the source is
displayed in the browser rather being executed.

In other words, when the latter sequence of steps is taken the
validate_member_login.php script is properly executed. When the former
sequence is taken, the validate_member_login.php source is displayed in the
browser instead of being executed.

+ I'm using Dreamweaver MX.
+ All my other php scripts seem to execute correctly.
+ I'm using the latest stable release of Apache and PHP installed on my
local, winxp-based system.

I would appreciate any hints and or suggestions that could help me diagnose
and solve this problem.

Cheers,

Michael

The remote server behaves in exactly the same way.

Cheers,

Michael

"seb" <sebnewyork (AT) earhlink (DOT) netTakeThisOut> wrote

test on a remote server?...


Michael T. Peterson wrote:

During testing, I've encountered the following problem - One of my php
scripts is displayed in the browser instead of being executed. But some
complications exist and I'd like to explain 'em:

When index.php (my start page) is read, the user's session id is checked
and
validated. If no session id is present or the validation fails, the user
is
vectored to a second page containing a username-password login form
(member_login.htm). After completing the form and clicking the submit
button, the info is forwarded to a third page,
validate_member_login.php,
that checks the username and password against a database. Note that the
validate_member_login.php script is invoked via the login form's action
parameter, i.e.,

form action="validate_member_login.php" ... /

All this is a very straight-from-the-book, dirt-simple username-login
model.
Nothing fancy.

Now, here's the problem: When I display member_login.htm in my local
browser, fill-in the form and click submit, the
validate_member_login.php
script executes correctly.
The problem is that the php script, validate_member_login.php, is
displayed.
However, when I initiate the sequence by displaying index.php (my start
page) when the validate_member_login.php script is dispatched, the
source is
displayed in the browser rather being executed.

In other words, when the latter sequence of steps is taken the
validate_member_login.php script is properly executed. When the former
sequence is taken, the validate_member_login.php source is displayed in
the
browser instead of being executed.

+ I'm using Dreamweaver MX.
+ All my other php scripts seem to execute correctly.
+ I'm using the latest stable release of Apache and PHP installed on my
local, winxp-based system.

I would appreciate any hints and or suggestions that could help me
diagnose
and solve this problem.

Cheers,

Michael