I was trying to test and set-up the Featured Content Gallery plugin for a client using a Localhost WAMP stack on Windows and it would not work. After doing some digging I found out it will not work until you turn on: Short Open Tag and restart services.
PHP5 or WordPress on 1and1 shared hosting server
if you are having issues simply add this line to your .htaccess file to force php5
AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
I can’t see my .htaccess files Firebug FTP
Files with a period in front of them are considered ‘hidden’ in the FTP world. To display these files go to Tools->Options->Show Hidden Files (In Firebug FTP).

