Parse PHP, not open!!
 

I have apache, and PHP installed on Slack 10.2. They were automatically installed with the distro. If I type php at the command prompt, I enter the parser so I know PHP is installed properly. Whenever I go to a PHP page, the web browser trys to download (open or save as) the PHP file instead of parsing it on the server side!! What do I need to configure to fix this? Also, I installed mysql after I installed the distro. Am I going to need to do something similar with MySQL? Thanks.

you have to configure your apache. Add MIME type for php:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

regards

Now I get (when trying to access a PHP page)"

Open http://localhost/test.php?
Type: AddType