Thanks for the reply.

My files are names something.php, but i did check to make sure.

I used the wamp distribution as you suggested, and have put the files in D:\xampp\htdocs\LearningPHP --- is this ok?

About setting php to process php files - haven't a clue how to do this - or if it's already been set - any info on this would surely be appreciated.

I have also installed joomla - which works beautifully - it does use lots of php code, so i think my settings re: php are maybe correct?

Here's a dumb question for you - if you embed php code in html, shouldn't the file extension be something.html for the html code to work? Again, any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Jay