I have PHP 4 installed on my system but what do I need to do to get it working right with Apache? What changes or additions do I need to make to httpd.conf if any. When I connect to apache through my web browser, example ---> (://localhost/test.php) <------ , the browser treats it like the .php file is not recognized and prompts me to download or open it. This can't be right. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

- Delamatrix

In /etc/apache/httpd.conf, uncomment the line near the end of the file so that it reads: As mentioned in httpd.conf, you'll need to make sure you have the appropriate packages installed. You'll also want to take a look at /etc/apache/mod_php.conf and /etc/apache/php.ini, but for normal usage you won't have to change anything in these files.

kpex,
thank you very very very much. I'm so grateful. Thank you once again!

- Delamatrix

Hi:

One more change that you will usually want to make: in /etc/apache/httpd.conf, around line 435 there is a line that looks like:

DirectoryIndex index.html

You will need to add "index.php" to this line if you want to be able to have an "index.php" treated as an automatic index page the way that "index.html" is. For example:

DirectoryIndex index.php index.html

In this case, if both "index.php" and "index.html" exist in a directory and the user browses in without specifying one or the other, the "index.php" page will be used.

You will need to restart Apache for this to take effect. As root:

# /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd restart