php with IIS

I'm having problems setting up php on my new computer (WinXP pro).

when I run the file test.php
I just get a line in my browser <?php phpinfo(); ?> just as I would have written it in html (it just comes up as a line of text.

I added the php extension to the application configuration in IIS. At the same time ASP applications run just fine.

I think it's something with IIS? Anyone know what the problem is?

I have php running fine on XP pro/IIS...what version of PHP are you running and have you set it up as and isapi mopdule or CGI?

I downloaded the lates version today (4.3.3 it think it is...)

"have you set it up as and isapi mopdule or CGI?"
-Actually I'm not sure. If to any help, I set up almost all the default values, at least none that had to do anything to do with what you mentioned.

I followed a step by step procedure... this is from my teachers homepage: http://www.enges.org/phpkurs/default2.php
(swedish, sorry - but you might make something out of it)

based on my limited knowledge of the Swedish language (actually I couldn't read the text but luckily, swedish pictures are the same as english ones...) It looks like you have set it up as a CGI installation. What you need to do is check your php.ini file to make sure the cgi.force_redirect setting is set to 0 (zero) also, there is a file in the php installation directory (usually c:php) for a file called install.txt, this has installation instructions in it as well and might have additional install info in it.

just remove the ; in your code and try once, if it wont work try with reinstalling php with installer version.

Well you are missing the echo keyword.
<?php echo phpinfo(); ?>

No, you do not need to echo first.

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as trippleweb said, you don't need echo with phpinfo(). and I suggest just using the .exe installer, it is MUCH easier to work with for windows than a manual install.

You all should probably take a look at the date of the post you are replying to. That was a thread from 2003...

As to the new 2006 posts -

The semi-colon in the original code is correct syntax. Because there is a closing ?> php tag immediately following the statement, it is permitted to leave the semi-colon off, but it is not required.

You don't put an echo before a phpinfo() statement.

The .exe installer for PHP does not include any of the extensions and is more trouble than it is worth.