Did you install PHP and MySql ?  If so did you start both servers? ------------------------ Keith Smith --- On Wed, 7/3/13, joe@actionline.com wrote: From: joe@actionline.com Subject: Re: How to run php programs on local computer? To: "Main PLUG discussion list" Date: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 3:15 PM Brian last wrote (in part): [example html code snipped] > If you paste the above code into a file named /var/www/index.php you > will see the result.  Just point your web browser at > http://127.0.0.1/index.php in the browser address field, I got a pop-up asking this: "What should Firefox do with this file?" (*) Open with (KWrite (default) is the only option shown) ( ) Save File Also tried changing owner and group from root to joe. Still did not work. Also tried using my own IP address: http://127.0.0.1/var/www/index.php Still did not work. Also tried: