How to run php programs on local computer?

[keith smith]

Did you install PHP and MySql ?  If so did you start both servers? 

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Keith Smith

--- On Wed, 7/3/13, joe at actionline.com <joe at actionline.com> wrote:

From: joe at actionline.com <joe at actionline.com>
Subject: Re: How to run php programs on local computer?
To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>
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: 
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