php not working on apache server

Beck24 · 01-19-2006, 12:57 AM

I'm setting up a server for the first time, it's remote so I'm using ssh to install everything.
I followed this walkthrough: http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect_setup_ubuntu_5.10
as best I could, and most of it has been successful.
However... when I access a php file on my browser it displays the code, instead of the actual page. I'm sure I'm missing something in the php or apache configuration, but I don't know what.
Any ideas?

megaspaz · 01-19-2006, 01:02 AM

did you add the correct AddHandler and AddType directives for php in your httpd.conf file?

and what version of apache and php are you running?

Beck24 · 01-19-2006, 01:08 AM

you're right, there's nothing there... do you know specifically what I should add?

it's apache2... whatever the latest ubuntu .deb release is, and php4

megaspaz · 01-19-2006, 01:12 AM

make sure these lines are in your httpd.conf file.

Code:

LoadModule php4_module        modules/libphp4.so

Code:

AddHandler php-script .php
AddType text/html .php

Also make sure you have libphp4.so in /full_path_to/apache_install/modules

edit: note that you'll need to figure out what the correct module name for php4 is. I use php5 and I don't remember what the module name for php4 is and just guessed at what it could've been.