Localhost db testing

I am trying to test locally with some sql/php code. I am familiar with php/sql, but not with using workbench, or local hosting. so I set up a site called localhost, and i set "connect using:" to local/network. i set the web url to 127.0.0.1/. I wrote up some simple php to connect to my local db that I have created and running:
<?php
mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "password") or die(mysql_error());
echo "Connected to MySQL";
mysql_select_db("movies") or die(mysql_error());
echo "Connected to Database";
?>
I view the page in Firefox, and nothing shows up. I even try to echo something before the connection, still nothing. I view the source code, and everything looks right. What am I missing?

Just to verify some basics...
Have you installed Apache, mySQL and PHP on your local machine? (XAMPP or MAMP are most common)
Is your local server running?
When you view the source code in Firefox of your previewed page, do you see your php code or is it mostly blank?
Have you saved your page with the php script as .php or .html?
When you preview, are you using Preview in Browser, or are you connecting to the files on your local test server using "localhost/yoursite/yourpage.php"

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