Welcome! Log In Create A New Profile

Blank Browser Page

Announcements		Last Post
	SoC Curricula	09/30/2017 01:08PM
	Demarcation or scoping of examinations and assessment	02/13/2017 07:59AM
	School of Computing Short Learning Programmes	11/24/2014 08:37AM
	Unisa contact information	07/28/2011 01:28PM

Forums Messages New

Zolani Zono

Blank Browser Page
January 29, 2013 11:14PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 9
Rating: 0

Good day to all,

I am supplementing this module, and I added some changes and improved my web side but now its giving me problems when I'm uploading it into the server, pages that have HTML code only work well but those that have php code in them do not display any thing in the browse and the php code doesn`t process that data into the MySql database. Mind you on my PC it is working well.

What could be the problem? any help is appreciated.

Thank You

Reply Quote

49940236 - PetrusPJ

Re: Blank Browser Page
January 29, 2013 11:21PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 54
Rating: -1

Hi

Does the hosting package you use support php?

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

int get_random_number() {
return 4;
}

Reply Quote

Zolani Zono

Re: Blank Browser Page
January 30, 2013 01:14AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 9
Rating: 0

Yep, it is the freeoda free web hosing area, and last year it uploaded everything successfully.
I even tried removing very html code from those php pages but the same thing is happening every day.

Reply Quote

49940236 - PetrusPJ

Re: Blank Browser Page
January 30, 2013 09:06AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 54
Rating: -1

Check that your code is between the php tags:

Language: PHP
 <?php
    //your code here
?>

Is the file saved as a .php file, like index.php? The code won't work in a .html or a .txt. You can add html to php files:

Language: PHP
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<title>Some page</title>
</head>
<body>
	<?php
		//you can add the code like this
		$name = "Bob";
		echo "Hello world, my name is ".$name;
	?>
</body>
</html>

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

int get_random_number() {
return 4;
}

Reply Quote

Zolani Zono

Re: Blank Browser Page
January 30, 2013 10:24PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 9
Rating: 0

Yebo, its within the php tags and it is saved as .php... and also it works with only the code within the php tags without any HTML code around on my PC.

Reply Quote

49940236 - PetrusPJ

Re: Blank Browser Page
January 30, 2013 10:49PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 54
Rating: -1

Try adding just this file with the code to you web-root and see if the php executes.

file name: index.php

Language: PHP
<?php
   phpinfo();
?>

If this doesn't work you need to get another host or open a ticket and ask them to see why your php is not being executed. If it does echo it means the problem lies in you code and we'll have to dig a bit deeper. smiling smiley

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

int get_random_number() {
return 4;
}

Reply Quote

Acidface21

Re: Blank Browser Page
January 31, 2013 10:11AM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 43
Rating: 3

I asked around. You can also check to see if the file has execution rights on the server. Someone else's idea, but you can check.

C H Pelser
NDINL

Reply Quote

Zolani Zono

Re: Blank Browser Page
February 03, 2013 03:32PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 9
Rating: 0

@ Acidface21 if it doesn't have any execution rights what can i do?

@ 49940236 - PetrusPJ, also phpinfo(); doesn't display anything, I created a page with only

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

and uploaded it and still it displays nothing..... confused smiley

Reply Quote

49940236 - PetrusPJ

Re: Blank Browser Page
February 03, 2013 09:41PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 54
Rating: -1

You can give the file execution rights by going to the file manager section, select the file you want to edit and select Chmod. In Chmod you'll be able to add the execution rights.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

int get_random_number() {
return 4;
}

Reply Quote

Acidface21

Re: Blank Browser Page
February 04, 2013 06:20PM

Registered: 11 years ago
Posts: 43
Rating: 3

If the basic php file did not display and the file execution rights did not solve the problem, then I think you must contact the admins of the site you are using. They might be the best to answer and help if the php does not execute. You of course did contact them as well, right? What was their reply? As well you did check that you followed the steps for the creation of the site to the letter, right?