You can not view a php file directly in your browser. It is a server side scripting language that generates HTML on the fly and sends that off to the user's browser to display. In order to view php files locally, you must install some php software (which is free) from
http://www.php.net/
You can use any text editor to make php files. It does not make a difference in the end, just what your preference is for creating them. They are just text files with a .php extension (like html are just text files with a .html extension).
[ November 05, 2003, 17:57: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]