Is It Possible To See PHP Files Through A Web Browser?

howudoin · 10-18-2009, 12:44 AM

Just wondering, If a site is running using several PHP files, then is it possible to see individual files through a web browser (Using Port 80).

Do I need to install any file for this on my web server or something?

Thanks in advance.

ValentinJed · 10-18-2009, 06:34 AM

Your browser can't see the source code of PHP files as the web server returns already compiled output from the execution of the script.

howudoin · 10-18-2009, 08:07 AM

I got it valentin, Simply view the source file of a webpage and you can get an idea about the backend php coding

Thanks any way!

KirkMcD · 10-18-2009, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by howudoin

Simply view the source file of a webpage and you can get an idea about the backend php coding

No, you can't. You'll learn nothing about the PHP used to build the page by viewing the html source code of the generated page.

TristanPerry · 10-18-2009, 09:01 AM

As above, you can't see *any* of the PHP code. Full stop. Hence it's name:

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

PHP takes place before anything is sent to the client - i.e. it's a server side language.

When you "View Source", you are seeing the HTML - which is the client-side code that makes up a web-page.

howudoin · 10-18-2009, 10:22 AM

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No, you can't. You'll learn nothing about the PHP used to build the page by viewing the html source code of the generated page.

Quote:

As above, you can't see *any* of the PHP code. Full stop. Hence it's name:

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

PHP takes place before anything is sent to the client - i.e. it's a server side language.

When you "View Source", you are seeing the HTML - which is the client-side code that makes up a web-page.

I just had to figure out the encrypted code in a free footer PHP file of a free wordpress blog, so simply looking at the source html worked fine, for getting rid of the *backlinks*

bbenson19 · 10-18-2009, 10:37 AM

Yup, it's one of the advantages of Php. It's server source language.

g705 · 10-18-2009, 03:07 PM

Yes there is no way unless u can download the file with its source

TamarBoy · 10-21-2009, 03:46 PM

The only way it can be done is for the PHP server to be de-registered with the server and if that where to happen, all hell would let loose. so it doesnt happen very often.

Voon · 10-25-2009, 12:49 PM

Well, there is some time when my .htaccess is messed up (during apache upgrade) and my PHP file is no longer execute as PHP but plain text. Then my PHP source is leaked out. =/

This is a rare, but it's safe most of the time. =)

10-25-2009, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by howudoin

I just had to figure out the encrypted code in a free footer PHP file of a free wordpress blog, so simply looking at the source html worked fine, for getting rid of the *backlinks*

So you got a free theme that you did not pay for and you decide that you do not want to give credit where credit is due and remove the link....

Is that about right ?

James

howudoin · 01-08-2010, 12:34 AM

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So you got a free theme that you did not pay for and you decide that you do not want to give credit where credit is due and remove the link....

Is that about right ?

James

I'm free to remove the "backlinks" since the same is stated in Terms of Usage of the theme.

Bhupinder

phptechie · 01-08-2010, 06:13 AM

As said by others PHP is a server side scripting , it just sends out the HTML response to your browser. So View Page Source will just give you the display part of it (HTML content) & not the application / business logic.

But if you host the php source files in a server where PHP is not installed or integrated , then the files that you access via browser will just simply display the full code without parsing & you can visually all the php code with html content.

If you purposely like to allow viewing the source code by your site visitors , then you can place the source code with ".phps" extension & when its viewed in the browser , it displays the code.

Hope this helps :-)

farasens1 · 01-08-2010, 11:48 PM

No. It is not possible to see PHP files within the brower. You'll see the HTML created by the browser, but nothing more.

mywebwork · 01-08-2010, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by howudoin

I'm free to remove the "backlinks" since the same is stated in Terms of Usage of the theme.

Bhupinder

Its curious that the theme would have an encrypted footer if your Terms or Usage says you are free to remove them What would be the purpose of encrypting them in the first place?

Not accusing you of anything but I'm confused - as a developer I'd only bother to encrypt something that I didn't want modified.

Bill

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Voon Peace + War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The World Is Flat Posts: 34 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Just sharing my experience ... Well, there is some time when my .htaccess is messed up (during apache upgrade) and my PHP file is no longer execute as PHP but plain text. Then my PHP source is leaked out. =/ This is a rare, but it's safe most of the time. =)

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