Hi, does any one have succeeded with PHP5 and Apache2 on Debian 4.0?


I can't get PHP to work inside HTML-pages,
I've tested PHP, open a file (test.php) with Firefox containing following code

<?php phpinfo()?>;


with no luck, only the source code was displayed in the browser window.

php5 -v

gave this output:

PHP 5.2.0-8+etch10 (cli) (built: Jan 18 2008 18:32:56)
Copyright (c) 1997-2006 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2006 Zend Technologies

so my conclusion after couple of reinstallations an reconfiguratiations is: PHP5 works but doesn't cope with Apache2, and I think it's a configuratiations issue, but I can't get any further du to lack of knowledge and the complexity of the config files involved, or is it maybe a "bug" in the software

Is there any "Linux guru" who knows how to tweek the configs files correctly?

Thanks in advance!

Hallo again,

I've found the solution written by FARSLAYER i this forum, look here below! I copied his holy advice here
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Now edit httpd.conf using Kwrite or a similar program.

Search inside the file for "LoadModule rewrite_module lib"(hit ctrl + f to search).

Underneath this line type: LoadModule php5_module /usr/lib/apache2/libphp5.so

The directories above just happens to be were my "libphp5.so" file happens to be for me. Type in console: locate libphp5.so

That will tell you were your libphp5.so file is.

Now search the file (ctrl +f) for "AddType application/x-gzip"
Underneath this line add the following two lines:

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

Save httpd.conf

Now go back into console and type: apachectl start

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Bye