Thread: How do you open a PHP file?

I downloaded AVG anti virus Free from download.com, and I have no idea how to install it once Ive downloaded it because it's a PHP file. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

The AVG Anti Virus installer could not be a PHP file. The PHP file could be an additional file included in a folder, but what you need to install should be a .exe (executable) file, for the installer to run. You do not need to run PHP files for installing AVG Anti Virus. But if you ever want to open a PHP file, use a plain text processor, like Notepad. If you want the PHP code to run, you need a server like Apache, configured for running PHP files.

AVG Anti Virus should be .exe not .php - make sure you downloaded the correct file.

Yeah, you've downloaded the wrong thing.

But to open php files in the future use a simple text editor like Notepad or TextEdit.

open with NOTEPAD "openwithnotepad"

You didn't download the right thing.

php files are scripts which are interpreted by Apache.
Apache is a service that runs on unix.

In other words - what you have is useless.

Get the product from the manufacturer directly:
http://free.avg.com/

You seek a .exe file.