New to Php

[cmz21]

Hello,
I am very new to php and just trying to get a handle on some ideas. I'm not even sure if this question makes sense. Is there a way that I can view the php code that is being run when I log into a web page?
I am trying to figure out how some pages are working, but when I open the source, all that I see is the html.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Sorry if this is a really bad question.


cmz

 

[sleipnir214]

You must keep in mind that PHP runs on the server, not on your web client. This means that when you perform "view source" on a PHP-generated web page, the only thing that has been transmitted to the browser is the HTML which produces the page.

If you are trying to see how someone else does something, short of contacting the owner of the site and asking to see source code, you are out of luck.



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[ronnyjljr]

Cmz21,

As Slepnir214 has said the code runs server side.
However, a common coding technique is to place echo calls before and after a statement to see whether variables and methods are executing correctly.

[blue]
$myVar = "Foo";

echo $myVar;  [green]//Produces... Foo[/green]

$myVar+="Bar";

echo $myVar;  [green]//Produces... FooBar[/green]

[green]//You have now verified the middle step worked[/green]
[/blue]

Hope that helps,
~Ron

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