TekTuts: How to Run a PHP program in XAMPP Server

This post is basically for those who want to run their first program under php. I just want to give an introduction related to PHP before starting:

It is server-side scripting language for producing dynamic Web pages.PHP was originally created by RasmusLerdorf in 1995. Th full-form of PHP is a recursive name i.e. PHP Hypertext Preprocessor.

PHP program can be run under various like WAMP, XAMPP etc.

WAMP Server: this server is a web development platform which helps in creating dynamic web applications.
XAMPP Server: It is a free open source cross-platfrom web server package.

I am using XamppServer to run my program, you can download it from the following link:
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html
After downloading, just follow the following step to start xampp server:

Step1

Install XAMPP

Step2

Assume you installed xampp in C Drive.
Go to: C:\xampp\htdocs

Create your own folder, name it for example as MyProject.

Step3

Now create your first php program in xampp and name it as “add.php”:

<html>
<head><title>Addition php</title></head>
<body>

<?php
   # operator
 print "<h2>php program to add two numbers...</h2><br />";
              $val1 = 20;
              $val2 = 20;
              $sum = $val2 + $val2;   /* Assignment operator */
              echo "Result(SUM): $sum";
?>

</body>
</html>