running apache on local machine, called from html file (debian)

mzzxx11 · 12-27-2012, 10:24 AM

Im using debian stable.

Im writing an html file (client side) which calls a php script.

The html file has a "submit" button, so when I click it the server should run the associated php file.

Ive installed php5, libapache2-mod-php5, and apache.

How do I make the server run the php after I click "submit"? this is all on the same machine (so the server is a localhost)

TIA

Kustom42 · 12-27-2012, 12:13 PM

Sounds like you need to read up on HTML forms and how they work.

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials...A-Form-Huh.htm

The above guide will give you the knowledge you need and you will have no problem posting your HTML form data to a PHP script after reading over it. Let us know if you have questions

yancek · 12-27-2012, 01:29 PM

It would be helpful if you indicated what does happen when you click the "Submit" button. Also posting the script.

jpollard · 12-27-2012, 03:35 PM

You also might identify what distribution you are using for this.

RH/CentOS/Fedora has configuration flags to enable PHP scripts.

michaelk · 12-27-2012, 04:19 PM

There are many websites that show how to build/process forms with php. Basically when you click on the submit button the php script specified as the action is executed.

<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="my_php_script.php">

http://myphpform.com/