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Thanks. That indeed opens Localhost. And I see GoLive once the server is shut down... <a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/06_w23/1562631/Screen-Shot-2021-06-03-at-11.05.37-A.png" rel="ugc"><img src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/06_w23/1562631/Screen-Shot-2021-06-03-at-11.05.37-A.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib"></a> Now, the problem is that it does not display the HTML contained in the PHP file. A browser opens, pointing at: <a href="http://127.0.0.1:5500/" rel="ugc">http://127.0.0.1:5500/</a> But, alI I see are the two files opened in Visual Studio Code. <a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/06_w23/1562625/Screen-Shot-2021-06-03-at-10.37.48-A.png" rel="ugc"><img src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/06_w23/1562625/Screen-Shot-2021-06-03-at-10.37.48-A.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></a> When I click on form.php or append it to the URL, thusly: <a href="http://127.0.0.1:5500/form.php" rel="ugc">http://127.0.0.1:5500/form.php</a> My Chrome browser simply downloads the file. What am I missing? Also, I noticed Live Server inserted the following code at the end of the form.php file: &lt;!-- Code injected by live-server --&gt; &lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt; &nbsp; &nbsp;// &lt;![CDATA[ &nbsp;&lt;-- For SVG support &nbsp; &nbsp;if ('WebSocket' in window) { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;(function () { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;function refreshCSS() { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;var sheets = [].slice.call(document.getElementsByTagName("link")); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;var head = document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0]; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;for (var i = 0; i &lt; sheets.length; ++i) { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;var elem = sheets[i]; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;var parent = elem.parentElement || head; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;parent.removeChild(elem); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;var rel = elem.rel; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;if (elem.href &amp;&amp; typeof rel != "string" || rel.length == 0 || rel.toLowerCase() == "stylesheet") { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;var url = elem.href.replace(/(&amp;|\?)_cacheOverride=\d+/, ''); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;elem.href = url + (url.indexOf('?') &gt;= 0 ? '&amp;' : '?') + '_cacheOverride=' + (new Date().valueOf()); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;} &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;parent.appendChild(elem); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;} &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;} &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;var protocol = window.location.protocol === 'http:' ? 'ws://' : 'wss://'; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;var address = protocol + window.location.host + window.location.pathname + '/ws'; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;var socket = new WebSocket(address); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;socket.onmessage = function (msg) { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;if (msg.data == 'reload') window.location.reload(); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;else if (msg.data == 'refreshcss') refreshCSS(); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;}; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;if (sessionStorage &amp;&amp; !sessionStorage.getItem('IsThisFirstTime_Log_From_LiveServer')) { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;console.log('Live reload enabled.'); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;sessionStorage.setItem('IsThisFirstTime_Log_From_LiveServer', true); &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;} &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;})(); &nbsp; &nbsp;} &nbsp; &nbsp;else { &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;console.error('Upgrade your browser. This Browser is NOT supported WebSocket for Live-Reloading.'); &nbsp; &nbsp;} &nbsp; &nbsp;// ]]&gt; &lt;/script&gt;&lt;/body&gt;
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I get an error in terminal that is odd. Two files are in the same folder: form.php index.php and here is the Action button on the form: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &lt;form action="index.php" method="GET" id="customForm"&gt; and the browser shows: Warning: Unknown: failed to open stream: Operation not permitted in Unknown on line 0 Fatal error: Unknown: Failed opening required './index.php' (include_path='.:') in Unknown on line 0 while Terminal displays: [Thu Jun &nbsp;3 12:15:09 2021] [::1]:54769 [200]: / - Unknown: Failed opening required './index.php' (include_path='.:') in Unknown on line 0 AND, now that I am running the server on localhost:8080, does it still make sense to still use the GoLive button in VS Code? &nbsp; Thanks.
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I do not have any access to that folder, including the "ls" command. So, for now, I can put MacBook aside and test this from my Windows partition. Could you give me a step-by-step series of steps I should follow to run this test (of my two working PHP files), this time on Windows 10? Thanks.
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I decided to use an actual dedicated PHP Dev server, and skip the complex permissions problems of localhost development. So, thanks fo the help!&nbsp;
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I decided to use an actual dedicated PHP Dev server
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Definitely the way to go and I was going to advise you do exactly that. Makes life a whole lot easier. 
 
Good luck with your project
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I installed Extensions "Live Server" by Ritwick Dey and "PHP Debug". Is that enough to bring up localhost? I DO NOT see the button "Go Live", which may explain why I can not start a local server. <a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/06_w23/1562614/Screen-Shot-2021-06-03-at-9.29.53-AM.png" rel="ugc"><img src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/06_w23/1562614/Screen-Shot-2021-06-03-at-9.29.53-AM.png" class="fr-fic fr-dii"></a> I only see PHP there... <a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/06_w23/1562617/Screen-Shot-2021-06-03-at-9.33.16-AM.png" rel="ugc"><img src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2021/06_w23/1562617/Screen-Shot-2021-06-03-at-9.33.16-AM.png" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"></a> Do I need Terminal running? What configuration do I need? Suggestions? Thanks.
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I installed Extensions "Live Server" by Ritwick Dey and "PHP Debug".
Is that enough to bring up localhost?
I DO NOT see the button "Go Live", which may explain why I can not start a local server.
I only see PHP there...
Do I need Terminal running?
What configuration do I need? Suggestions?
Thanks.

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