When writing php scripts, if I make an error in the script then no error message is displayed but instead the code is displayed.

Then something strange happens - All of the other previously working php files in the folder also fail to work. E.g. where i have contact forms and guestbook scripts, if I load the html file and click 'submit', it fails to recognise the php file and instead displays a window asking if you want to open the file.

Somehow, having an error in one script is stopping all of the other (completely unrelated) scripts from working.A day later and they all work again. This is really annoying though because it means I have to wait for everything to work again before I can progress with any debugging. Fortunately I have another server to work on where this doesn't happen but I's still like to get to the bottom of it. Anyone experienced this before?

PHP is enabled on your server, right?

Are you using an extention that Apache is setup to recognize as a PHP file? (*.php, *.inc)

Are you using the open PHP tag for all your scripts? <?php

Originally Posted by mgraphic

PHP is enabled on your server, right?

Are you using an extention that Apache is setup to recognize as a PHP file? (*.php, *.inc)

Are you using the open PHP tag for all your scripts? <?php

Yep, it is enabled. These files work one minute but then as soon as there is an error in one file all the other scripts are affected (i.e. no longer seem to be recognised).

Files are all .php and I'm on a windows server.

All files start with <?php

I'm using a work PC, and I asked the IT guys if the server had died but they said no. Some simple php files remain working but those which receive variables from a HTML form don't and just ask the user to open the php file.

The problem could be almost anything, but I also think that it is related to the server setup. If you are working with IIS, it works with PHP, but I believe it is not as stable with PHP as Apache is.