title: can't seem to get php working in MAMP
body: <p>I'm trying to learn php and step one is getting php working in some capacity. I'm attempting to use MAMP but I'm having some trouble.</p>
  
  <p>Specifically: if I create a file with the below code and save it as index.html in MAMP's "Document Root" directory, I get a blank page when pointing my browser at <a href="http://localhost:8888/index.html" rel="noreferrer">http://localhost:8888/index.html</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;html&gt;
  &lt;body&gt;
  
      &lt;?php
      echo "Hello World!";
      ?&gt;
  
  &lt;/body&gt;
  &lt;/head&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Alternatively, if I put a bit of php into its own file (say test.php) and then point my browser at this file, it just displays the full text of the file in the browser.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?</p>