I have slackware 8.1 and the php package is installed. I uploaded some php files its for a webmail program. When you go the php it just shows the source.. Any reason why?

You haven't configurd apache to work with php most likely.

Make certain to upgrade apache, and php from the slackware patches to 8.1, there were some serious issues fixed with mod_php 4.2.2.

What you're going to need to do is uncomment the line:

Include /etc/apache/mod_php.conf

from the end of /etc/apache/httpd.conf

My guess is also that you're going to be running squirrelmail, but regardless, funnel that puppy through https, you'll need to upgrade mod_ssl too.

Cheers,

Finegan

You answered it right after I realized that.. All is working thanks guys... Any certain way to upgrade?

download the upgrade, for instance, all of these would be a good start:
apache-1.3.26-i386-2.tgz mod_ssl-2.8.10_1.3.26-i386-1.tgz openssl-solibs-0.9.6e-i386-1.tgz
glibc-2.2.5-i386-3.tgz
openssh-3.4p1-i386-2.tgz
php-4.2.2-i386-1.tgz
glibc-solibs-2.2.5-i386-2.tgz
openssl-0.9.6e-i386-1.tgz


From the Slackware 8.1 patches directory on you favorite up to date ftp mirror, and then drop the machine to runlevel 1 with:

init 1

then

installpkg glibc-2.2.5-i386-3.tgz

and so on, it'll take about half an hour to do them all, but Patrick released right before the apache AND ssh debacles, so nothing like keeping current.

Cheers,

Finegan