Permission problem

[raymondo]

Hi,
I'm an absolute beginner trying to teach myself Apache, PHP and MySql. I have a PC running Windows XP and have set up a local server. The installation went reasonably well though it was rather daunting for a complete beginner. Anyway, I got things working and set off with PHP book in hand. The first few scripts worked without a problem but then came a script that was refused access with the following error message:

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Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /phpStuff/< on this server.

Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) PHP/5.1.1 Server at localhost Port 80
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phpStuff is the directory where I create my scripts and run them. It lives in a directory called

D:\MyServer\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs

The script I'm running is:

<?php
if (!$_POST['submit']) {
?>
<form action="<?=$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']?>" method="post">
Enter a number: <input name="number" size="2">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Go">
</form>
<?php
}
else {
$number =$_POST['number'];
if ($number > 0) {
echo 'You entered a positive number';
}
elseif ($number < 0) {
echo 'You entered a negative number';
}
else {
echo 'You entered zero';
}
}
?>

When first loaded, the if part is executed no problem. When I submit the form, I get the above message.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Raymondo

 

[RhythmAce]

This is not an apache problem but I'm going to guess that it doesn't like the form action line.

 

[raymondo]

Sorry, I'm really new at this and thought the message about no permission meant there was something amiss with my Apache set up. I 'll sart start with a very basic script and work up. Thanks for looking at it.

Raymondo

 

[RhythmAce]

You might want to look into the php forum here at tek-tips. Another way to learn is by running and modifying other existing scripts. Here is a good source for free php scripts:

http://php.resourceindex.com

 

[feherke]

Hi

Probably in your php.ini the [tt]short_open_tag[/tt] is set to Off. You could set it to On, or modify the script and use long tag :

<form action="<?php echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']; ?>" method="post">

As RhythmAce wrote, you will find a lot more answers in a forum434 ( PHP ).

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[raymondo]

Thanks RhythmAce and feherke. It turned out to be the form action. Short tags were off and after changing my script to long tags it worked without a hitch.

Raymondo