php3 is old and much less secure then 4. I would recommend switching to the latest version 4.3.6. Not only is it faster and more secure, it has more features. On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 00:05, Michael Havens wrote: > I faithfully (as instucted by my tutorial) added to /etc/apache/httpd.conf the > line 'AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .php3'. Since it has been said that > php3 is not used much could someone tell me what the line should say? > > On Monday 12 April 2004 20:16, Patrick Fleming wrote: > > This must be on a server running apache/(or whatever web server you want) > > php3 is not used too much any more. Nowadays most scripts are just php. > > And the server must be configured to interpret scripts with the .php > > extension. > > And depending upon the server you could probably get away with just the > > short tags like > > > > Michael Havens wrote: > > > You know, as I was investigatin the web on this I found that PHP and > > > MySQL supposedly do a magnificent jobwith data driven websites and I > > > found what I hope is a good tutorial on this. I thoutght I might have to > > > Download these programs until I investigated /etc and saw they were both > > > there. I put a script from the tutorial in there (see 1 below) but when I > > > tried to open the file that it was saved as I got a blank screen. Why is > > > this? > > > > > > Then again, it says, "Now call up the URL, for instance, http://myserver/ > > > test.php3." but it was just saved as a file. Do I need to save this on a > > > server or something? > > > > > > 1- > > > > > > > > > > > $myvar = "Hello World"; > > > echo $myvar; > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > This message has been scanned for viruses by the VEI Internet > Automatic Email Spam and Virus Scanner, and is believed to be free of spam or viruses. > Please report spam to spamtrap@vei.net. If you would like 98.9 % spam blocked from your > E-mail then go to VEI Internet for details. Anti-spam/Anti-virus is FREE with every account. > > > http://www.vei.net/ > mailtospamtrap@vei.net > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss