title: web browser not processing PHP code as PHP code
body: <p>I have Joomla installed in my computer, but recently have been writing php files that aren't related to the Joomla-managed site. For some reason, when I try to open those php files in the web browser using xampp (note: Joomla also is using xampp), the browser doesn't process the code w/in the  tags as php code.</p>
  
  <p>For example, after opening a basic page (a page with title "test", no content except  in the body tags) in the web browser and going to the source code, the following is shows up in the source code: </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;body&gt;
  &lt;?php echo "hello"; ?&gt;
  
  &lt;/body&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>instead of the HTML conversion. (i.e. just "hello")</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone have an idea about what's going on here?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>