[SOLVED] Run php web project on apache2 using /var/www

fortran · 03-26-2012, 07:48 AM

I have ubuntu operating system. I want to run the php project using apache2.
My project name is mywebapp that is in /var/www. when I try to access this from browser using

Code:

http://localhost/mywebapp

I get the save as box, see the attachment.
i have installed php, apache2, mysql, perl all necessary things because I run bugzilla from /var/www successfully using http://localhost/bugzilla but I am not able to run this project.
The same project is running successfully using /opt/lampp/htdocs when I run through apache but I want to run it through apache2 thats why i am trying to run it through /var/www
If you want any other necessary info regarding this issue, please comment.

bathory · 03-26-2012, 12:39 PM

Hi,

You miss the apache php support. Did you install libapache2-mod-php5?

Regards

fortran · 03-27-2012, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

You miss the apache php support. Did you install libapache2-mod-php5?

Yes i have installed this, but no luck.
The project is not started in browser by apache2.
Although apache2 is running fine. It shows me "it works' message. It is well connected with mysql too that is why Bugzilla is running fine.
But other projects are not able to run.

bathory · 03-27-2012, 01:41 AM

If you used your package manager to install the needed php packages, everything should be sorted
Anyway check the php.* files under /etc/apache2, or /etc/php5 to see if you have

Code:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml

Regards

fortran · 03-29-2012, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

If you used your package manager to install the needed php packages, everything should be sorted
Anyway check the php.* files under /etc/apache2, or /etc/php5 to see if you have

Code:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml

Regards

I have added this line into apache.conf & httpd.conf that is inside /etc/apache2
but, it gives me the download link of .php
Although if i put .html file project which do not have .php file, it runs fine but it has problem with .php

bathory · 03-29-2012, 04:08 AM

Quote:

I have added this line into apache.conf & httpd.conf that is inside /etc/apache2
but, it gives me the download link of .php
Although if i put .html file project which do not have .php file, it runs fine but it has problem with .php

You still don't say if you used your distro's package manager to install the whole stuff. If you did then there should be no reason to add anything to the config files.
Note also that apache config file in ubuntu is /etc/apache2/apache2.conf, not apache.conf or httpd.conf (even though the latter is included in the configuration files)
Anyway, did you restart apache and clear your browser cache before testing? Or try with another browser

Regards

fortran · 03-29-2012, 07:34 AM

I have found the solution of this problem. May be this can help for future users.
The html project was running fine. The problem was with php files. so I had to enable the php module using-

Code:

$ sudo a2enmod php5

but it was giving error

Code:

ERROR: Module php5 does not exist!

I tried to find php5.conf file in /etc/apache2/mods-available but it was not there. I made it myself and put the following code in it.

Code:

   <IfModule mod_php5.c>
     AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml .php3
     AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
   </IfModule>

Now there should be php5.load file in /etc/apache2/mods-available but it was not there too.I made it too myself and put the following code in it.

Code:

LoadModule php5_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/libphp5.so

Note:- i just checked that libphp5.so was available or not at its given path and my good luck, it was there.

Now I made links of php.conf & php.load and put links into /etc/apache2/mods-enabled

Code:

ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/php5.conf /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/php5.conf
ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/php5.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/php5.load

Now I ran-

Code:

$ sudo a2enmod php5

This time it gave me message-

Code:

Enabling module php.
   Run '/etc/init.d/apache2 restart' to activate new configuration!

The problem is solved ,Now I could run my php-web-project through apache2. The path of php-web-project is /var/www/php-web-project

Note:- If the command $ sudo a2enmod php5 gives error. Change file name php5.conf to php.conf, php5.load to php.load and change the name of links respectively php.conf & php.load and run the command $ sudo a2enmod php

Now project should be run fine.
If you are not able to log-in. It means data base is not connected properly. Restart mysql server. If you are still not able to do this.
Open your config file of php-project and change host name 'localhost' to '127.0.0.1'.
Now it should work fine.