PHP on my local machine?

[FederalProgrammer]

I cannot view my php scripts (stored on my local machine)!
I have downloaded Apache and php;
I have configured httpd.conf file so it loads php5*.dlls
and I do have a mySQL server on my machine (however, I haven't touched its configuration)
I am trying to write a simple php script (stored in a .html file) and when I try to see its result using my IE.browser, i don't get anything (I get the text I wrote in html, but it seems like the php part is completely ignored)!!

in terms of configuration, what i've wrote earlier is all i've done (i'm probably missing a whole lot more)
please don't hesitate to suggest anything... even the most simple things...
cheers!

 

[Vragabond]

Unless you specifically enabled parsing .html files for php scripts the server won't do so and will just show the script. Try changing the file to .php extension and try again.