scottg
asked on
PHP code from a CGI script?
Has anyone been able to sucessfully generate PHP code from a CGI script
and have it processed by PHP before its given to the browser?
For example, I have PHP, Perl CGI scripts, Apache and a MySQL database all
working fine under Linux. When I run a CGI script from a web browser, it
outputs some stuff including some PHP code. But the result is not like
it would be from a normal PHP phtml document - I can see the PHP code
in the browser because its not processed by PHP as its outputed from
the perl script. Any ideas?
### Print Header ###
printf "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
printf "<head><title>test</title>
printf "<body>";
printf "
<?
echo \"testing from PHP\";
?>
";
printf "
</body>";
I actually see the <? echo... ?> in the HTML source from the browser.
Why? I want it processed by PHP first where I should see
"testing from PHP" on the web page. Note: This exact PHP code
works fine from a normal HTML doc such as test.html, but not
when its generated from a CGI script like this.
Thanks.
and have it processed by PHP before its given to the browser?
For example, I have PHP, Perl CGI scripts, Apache and a MySQL database all
working fine under Linux. When I run a CGI script from a web browser, it
outputs some stuff including some PHP code. But the result is not like
it would be from a normal PHP phtml document - I can see the PHP code
in the browser because its not processed by PHP as its outputed from
the perl script. Any ideas?
### Print Header ###
printf "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
printf "<head><title>test</title>
printf "<body>";
printf "
<?
echo \"testing from PHP\";
?>
";
printf "
</body>";
I actually see the <? echo... ?> in the HTML source from the browser.
Why? I want it processed by PHP first where I should see
"testing from PHP" on the web page. Note: This exact PHP code
works fine from a normal HTML doc such as test.html, but not
when its generated from a CGI script like this.
Thanks.
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
ASKER
I do have "AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .html" in my httpd.conf and it works fine normally.
>Can't you just use php for youre application?
Ya, I probably can, but I'm not smart enough(with PHP). I can understand how it would work with the CGI, but not PHP alone.
Do you have any examples? I essentially have a form that I want to allow the user to search through a MySql database. Its simple enough, I just need a jump start with a short example. Maybe straight CGI is better? E-Mail me at scottg@niagara.com if you have any code or additional thoughts.
Thanks.