[Solved] PHP is not executing in HTML [closed]

Question

The colour of the code in your editor has no bearing on the result. In my editor, both “invalid HTML tag” and “PHP tag” are red(-ish), but that doesn’t mean they’re the same 😉

Now, as for your problem, you need to be running this on a server. Just loading the file in your browser is not enough.

If you have PHP (5.4 or newer) installed on your own computer, you can start a “development server” real easily: open up a command prompt (terminal, whatever), navigate to the folder your file is in, then run this:

/path/to/php -S localhost:8000

Then open your browser and go to http://localhost:8000/. Boom! PHP file, run!

Accepted Answer

The colour of the code in your editor has no bearing on the result. In my editor, both “invalid HTML tag” and “PHP tag” are red(-ish), but that doesn’t mean they’re the same 😉

Now, as for your problem, you need to be running this on a server. Just loading the file in your browser is not enough.

If you have PHP (5.4 or newer) installed on your own computer, you can start a “development server” real easily: open up a command prompt (terminal, whatever), navigate to the folder your file is in, then run this:

/path/to/php -S localhost:8000

Then open your browser and go to http://localhost:8000/. Boom! PHP file, run!