Thanks Evo but The problem is it displays the phpinfo(); output. A big page with version information on it(thats what i expect as per the php installation steps). Does that mean apache and php is configured properly ? mysql runs ok when i execute sql queries on terminal mode, but the moment i run a small query through php, it just displays the output of html code even if its within the php tags. I have followed the configuration steps and since 'CRTS' (who has been really helpful during the entire thread) mentioned about gcc to be installed and so did you, i hope that the compiling will take place if i manage to install it correctly.

But i repeat one of my queries again, is there any command to view all the three services to be configured properly ? for eg. something that might display a link between the 3 (apache,mysql&php). Since I am unsure whether the php configuration with mysql has been successfully done or not. Looking forward to your helpful replies.

Thanks!