IE is Dumb can't parse PHP files

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 17:49

How come IE can't parse PHP files that are parsed from HTACCESS to HTML. Without the page breaking ?

**johnclassick** · Oct 2, 2011 17:50

I can't help with the problem, but yes, IE is dumb for a lot of reasons.

**ralph.m** · Oct 2, 2011 17:55

Originally Posted by SiberianHuskey

How come IE can't parse PHP files that are parsed from HTACCESS to HTML. Without the page breaking ?

Browsers don't parse PHP. It's done on the server. Browsers just see the rendered HTML.

**felgall** · Oct 2, 2011 17:59

You need to either upload the files containing the PHP to a server that supports PHP before you can use them or if you want to be able to test on your own computer you need to install a web server and PHP onto your computer so as to be able to run it there.

The easiest way to install a web server and PHP onto a windows computer is using either WAMP or XAMPP both of which install a complete package of web server languages and tools.

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 18:48

I'm testing on the Net. All other browsers, render fine. IE destroys the page, it's originally a PHP page but it's parsed. This is ridicules damn IE.

**Force Flow** · Oct 2, 2011 18:50

Originally Posted by SiberianHuskey

I'm testing on the Net. All other browsers, render fine. IE destroys the page, it's originally a PHP page but it's parsed. This is ridicules damn IE.

Is it spitting out code on the page, or is it just issues with IE and HTML/CSS?

Do you have a link?

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 19:27

(link)

**felgall** · Oct 2, 2011 20:26

That looks more like a problem with the CSS where you are using hacks that several versions of IE recognise but which are only needed for one version of IE.

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 20:49

I need a condition for IE 7 +, owww.

**ralph.m** · Oct 2, 2011 20:54

Originally Posted by SiberianHuskey

I need a condition for IE 7 +, owww.

Code:

<!--[if gte IE 7]><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/ie.css"><![endif]-->

CCs only work up to IE8, though.

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 21:12

What about after IE 8 ?
Is there a list of conditions that I can check to analyze for IE7. I should probably remove the hacks I have in place.

**ralph.m** · Oct 2, 2011 21:33

Originally Posted by SiberianHuskey

What about after IE 8 ?

IE9 doesn't have CCs, because they aren't needed. It's like other modern browsers. So good design shouldn't experience problems beyond 7 or 8.

Is there a list of conditions that I can check to analyze for IE7.

Not sure exactly what you mean, but this syntax will only be read by IE7:

Code:

* + html .whatever {
  styles here
}

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 21:36

If that Syntax would only be read by IE7 and IE8,9 etc don't need anything then why is it breaking when I did have the *hack applied ?

**ralph.m** · Oct 2, 2011 21:46

There's plenty of other reasons why the page might be breaking. It doesn't look like PHP is being parsed on that page anyway, as it has a .htm extension. Normally, you'll need a .php extension, unless you've set up something via htaccess. But the PHP appear in the source code, so if you have, it's not working.

EDIT: O, maybe the htaccess is OK, but this at the top of your page isn't being parsed:

Code:

<?
session_start(); //This should always be near the top
$logging = true;
?>

Try

Code:

<?php
session_start(); //This should always be near the top
$logging = true;
?>

IE may not like that extra code above the doctype. Looks like your server is not supporting the shortand tag.

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 22:10

Didn't work

**ralph.m** · Oct 2, 2011 22:14

Did you do it? Code is the same.

What's in your htaccess file?

EDIT: O, it has changed (maybe I needed to refresh), but the cosing tag has gone now.

Code:

<?php
session_start(); //This should always be near the top
$logging = true;
?>

Details, details ...

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 22:25

Updated. Same negative results.

**ralph.m** · Oct 2, 2011 22:38

OK, so the contents of the htaccess file? PHP isn't being parsed in your .htm page.

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 23:07

How can't it be ? It is working for all the other browsers.

# RewriteEngine on

# RewriteRule ^(.*)\.htm$ $1.php [nc]

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .html

The line in bold recently added

**ralph.m** · Oct 2, 2011 23:17

Originally Posted by SiberianHuskey

How can't it be ? It is working for all the other browsers.

No it isn't. I'm viewing this in Firefox. It just doesn't choke on the unparsed PHP above the doctype.

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .html

That doesn't work for you, because your page is .htm, not .html. So use this instead:

Code:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .htm .html

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 2, 2011 23:34

That is fixed, the IE problem still is there.

**ralph.m** · Oct 2, 2011 23:43

The PHP still isn't being parsed (view source in any browser. You shouldn't be able to see the PHP code at the top of the page. Some browsers will choke if there's anything above the doctype.) Are you sure your server handles htaccess files? Is it running Apache?

**SiberianHuskey** · Oct 3, 2011 00:09

My server can handle htaccess files. As for running Apache, not sure. I'll update.

**tangoforce** · Oct 3, 2011 06:37

Make sure php uses the starting <?php and not just <? - some php.ini files have short tags disabled. (XML also uses <? so there is a legitimate reason for turning it off)

**C. Ankerstjerne** · Oct 3, 2011 06:50

To pinpoint the error, try changing the extension to .php. This will tell you whether it's your PHP installation or your .htaccess file that's the culprit.

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