404 not found error on localhost .php file

Question

I'm just starting to learn php programing and I'm having this frustrating problem that does not let me to go on.

I just set up LAMP server on my linux mint with default settings on localhost. Problem is that when I create .php file in var/www browser can not find it and shows 404 not found message. When I created info file to view php info everything worked fine,

<?php info(); ?>

when creating new random php file in same location then the error comes up.

I lost whole day looking for an answer but not luck.

Answer 1

You are using incorrect function.

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

Answer 2

I tried to reinstall the LAMP and it gave me the same result.

Then I found a post that suggested, default location for .php files might be in /var/www/html and not /var/www, so I tried that and it worked. Hope somebody will find this helpful.

Answer 3

I am working on windows, but the issue might be the same - just use a root directory which doesn't have whitespaces. ~~ hope it helps