PHP file doesn't execute in local wamp server

[oorlando]

I have
wampserver installed and running

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WampServer 2.0i [07/11/09]
Includes :
- Apache 2.2.11
- MySQL 5.1.36
- PHP 5.3.0
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location
127.0.0.1/nfo.php
when I run the my php file the comments and the server side source appears in the browser, does that mean its working
<? tags are not hiding the source and comments ?> can you tell me
I know I am doing something wrong...
I am very new to php just started today :) Sep 26 2009

 
    //**************************************
    // Name: Annotate
    // Description:Very simple module to let your users post their comments on your Web pages. Does not require SQL. Does require a writeable directory. by Steve Yelvington
    // By: PHP Code Exchange
    //
    //
    // Inputs:None
    //
    // Returns:None
    //
    //Assumes:None
    //
    //Side Effects:None
    //**************************************
 
 
    /*
    <?
    annotate.php3 
    This is a module that can be placed on any php3 page to allow users to add
    their comments. The comments are stored in a file in the current directory,
    whose name is constructed by adding ".comment" to the calling page's name,
    and merged into the calling page dynamically. (The calling page is not
    modified.)
    I wrote this because I wanted a simple way to add this functionality to my
    pages without requiring that mySQL be available.
    In the message input, blank lines are converted to paragraph tags. No other
    conversions are applied. If you don't want your users to be able to input
    html, uncomment the "strip_tags" line.
    Note that the directory must be writable by the web server.
    Put this module in some convenient location and then embed it in your pages
    like so:
    require("/some/full/path/annotate.php3");
    or, relative to the docroot:
    require($DOCUMENT_ROOT . "/relativepath/php3");
    Steve Yelvington <[e-mail]>
    */
    if ($message)
        {
        /* uncomment the next two lines to strip out html from input */
        /* $name = strip_tags($name); */
        /* $message = strip_tags($message); */
        $message = ereg_replace("\r\n\r\n", "\n<P>", $message);
        $date = date("l, F j Y, h:i a");
        $message = "<B>$name </B> -- $date<P> $message <BR><HR>";
        $fp = fopen (basename($PHP_SELF) . ".comment", "a");
        fwrite ($fp, $message);
        fclose ($fp);
        }
    @readfile(basename(($PHP_SELF . ".comment")));
    ?>
 
 
This part shows up in the browser
what I want to appear in the browser but the <? tags also appears above my FORM post
    <FORM method="post">
    <b>Your name:</b><BR><INPUT name="name" type="text" size="55"><BR>
    <b>Your comment:</b><BR><TEXTAREA name="message" rows=10 cols=55 wrap=virtual>
    </TEXTAREA><BR>
    <INPUT name="submit" type="submit" value="Post your comments">
    </FORM>
 
 
 
 

[Dormilich]

<? ?> are the short tags and have to be enabled in php.ini. it is better to use the proper tags <?php ?>

[oorlando]

<? do move the <?php to the top of comments and fuctions. And php?> at the end of the comments fuctions ect...

I copied that source code from http://www.planet-source-code.com/

I like to give your way a try, edit the php.ini later.

Like you said I would have to edit the php.ini.
I would have to look for the php.ini in the wampserver root dir somewhere!
I found wampmanager.ini!

Say if I did change the tags from <? to <?php will that change the program
behavior?

I made changes to another Project!
haha the submit comment is not executing - appending new comments to the output file, On another project I doing made these changes from <? TO <?php.

[Dormilich]

@oorlando
not a good idea, this will give you an error.