there is something wrong in my code and wont display the database properly

[raident30]

hi guys!
there is something wrong in my codes and i don't know what since i am still learning php

here is the first one (saved as configdb.php)

<?php
$hostname ="localhost";
$username ="root";
$password ="";
$db ="studinfodb";
mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password) or die("cannot connect to server");
mysql_select_db($db) or die("database not found!");
?>

and here is the second one (saved as index.php)

<?
include "configdb.php";
$sql = "select * from tblstudinfo";
$result = mysql_query($sql) or die ("cannot execute query!");
while($row=mysql_fetch_array($result))
	{
		echo "Student No. : " . $row[0]."<br>";
		echo "Last Name   : " . $row[1]."<br>";
		echo "First Name  : " . $row[2]."<br>";
		echo "Course      : " . $row[3]."<br>";
		echo "<br>";
			}
?>

all of my other sql are functioning good like add and delete... its just that the index.php doesn't display the database properly and i am getting something like this:

 

[pcarini]

Try using an opening PHP tag, like <?php on your index page (instead of <?), and see if that makes a difference.

 

[raident30]

oh god yes it did the trick! i really need to get my eyes checked!

 

[digiw0rx]

It's not your eyes as such, its the set up of the web-server, some will take your original input, where are others won't dependant on setup.

Although for clarity and ease of reading it is recommended to use <?php instead

 

[raident30]

It's not your eyes as such, its the set up of the web-server, some will take your original input, where are others won't dependant on setup.

Although for clarity and ease of reading it is recommended to use <?php instead

alright! thanks man! that's a great help for a newbie like me!