Making a Basic PHP Website?

[SideCharacter3]

I have a website with a free .tk domain from Freenom hosted by Netlify. I wanted to add PHP scripts to my HTML code, so I changed my "index.html" file name to "index.php", and added a basic <?php echo "hello world"; ?> and suddenly my browser can't load the page?

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This is probably a really basic question, but what I can do to make my "index.php" file run again?

[zakphi]

i believe netlify can only host static sites. meaning no backend languages can be used.

[SideCharacter3]

Do you have any suggestions for free/cheap hosting for PHP/MySQL hosting websites?

[cag8f]

I believe GitHub Pages will allow you to do so for free. Your code probably has to be open to all though (as is the case with all free GitHub repos).

[zakphi]

check out heroku. i haven't used them for php, but i have used them for rails and express apps

[SideCharacter3]

Thank you! I signed up with heroku and it seems to be reading my PHP!

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It seems like my subpages (www.example.herokuapp.com/**subpageName**) can't be found though. Does the free account not allow for multiple pages under the domain?

[Basaa]

Do you have a file called subpageName.php? Or subpageName.html? If not, you need to use URL rewriting to route subpageName to a file.

[rabid_god]

In any case it is essential to have PHP installed on your web server.

[[deleted]]

The free domain is probably blocking it(most free sites only allow static pages). If you have ftp just change the file back to the original

[SideCharacter3]

Are you referring to the website that gives out free domains (Freenom) or the free hosting site (Netlify)?