i have d/loaded a game of the web and when i try to open it windows says it cant open this file ,to open file windows needs to know what program created it . i used the web service and it takes me to a site which explains php files . i dont understand any of it lol all i wanted to do was play the game . is there a simple way of getting the game to run. boy im glad this site is here . thanks trp3

I sure don't know what the heck is wrong but one of our computer-guru friends, Dwight, introduced me to Irfanview...it seems to open everything. Use the "find" search bar above to see all the info already posted or go to Irfanview

I hope this helps, but do remember that I am only a nerd and there is probably a much better answer.

Hi trpjan:
The following was copyed from This site.

[ PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor and is used as a scripting language that is embedded in HTML and runs on the web server. The PHP code is run on the server when the page is requested ]

It seems that this type of file isn't intended to be ran on your machine.

What was the URL of the web-site that you found this at + the name of the game you tried to download ?

With this info we probably should be able to help you out better.

Best to you
Mike b. (AKA Byter)

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thanks mike for your help! ive deleted the game,not worth the hassle . but if you can tell me how i can tell if future d/loads are php files . there was no mention of this on the site . thanks again for your time. trp3

Hi Trpjan:
A couple of ways come to mind.

While your mouse is over the Download link the name of the file should show up in you browser's status line. (Very bottom left of browser window)

A second way is when you get the Open file/Download to disk dialog window. the file name that's about to be downloaded will show up. (see below)


In this example the file is a .zip file.

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