HELP! Apache2 and php pages

hoiatl · 10-24-2006, 06:54 AM

I know very little about php pages, however I have set up several servers. Right now I have a apache2 server working just fine, using the standard htm html pages. However now the html person has decided they want to write the web page with php. I have already edited the httpd.conf file DirectoryIndex line but the server still will not serve up .php pages. All browsers want to download the page. How do I set it up to stop serve php pages?

tronayne · 10-24-2006, 07:21 AM

Edit httpd.conf.

In the Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support section, add

Code:

LoadModule php5_module        modules/libphp5.so
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

Find the following, add the php entries:

Code:

#
# DirectoryIndex: sets the file that Apache will serve if a directory
# is requested.
#
# The index.html.var file (a type-map) is used to deliver content-
# negotiated documents.  The MultiViews Option can be used for the
# same purpose, but it is much slower.
#
DirectoryIndex index.html index.html.var index.php index.phps

This assumes that you've read the installation instructions for PHP (that tells you how to compile Apache 2 for use with PHP and that you've compiled PHP as per those instructions); just adding the above may not work if Apache was not compiled with the options spelled out in the PHP installation instructions.

Finally, after you've stopped and restarted httpd, you may have to clear your browser's cache before

Code:

<?php
        phpinfo();
?>

will display anything (when you do get a display from phpinfo, you're good to go).