Apache doesn't 'do' PHP

xriva

I've installed the latest versions of Apache and PHP onto my SuSe 9.0 Pro system - I used the GUI YaST tool to install.

When I browse a PHP file it shows me the text rather than running the script.

Browser shows the following installed:
OS: SuSE 9.0 i586
Webserver: Apache/1.3.28 PHP/4.3.3
Modules: PHP4

I tried adding:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .html

to the httpd.conf file - not only didn't it help but the browser no longer showed anything installed. I switched back to a backup copy of httpd.conf

Also, I'm supposed to add:

LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so

to the httpd.conf file - but there are comments saying modules must be loaded in a certain order - so I'm not sure exactly were to add this line.

Not to be too lazy, but I'm not sure how much of this YaST should have done for me. I don't mind rolling up my sleaves it just isn't clear were YaST leaves off and I take over.

Perhaps I should just stick to the binaries.

Any advice?

-:>Kevin

Yamakazi

Adding this line while solve half of your problem:

LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so

Just load it after any other modules you should use and you will be fine.

With your AddType try adding this instead.

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Create a page called info.php and put in the following code:

<?php
    phpinfo();
?>

Surf to the site and hopefully you will see you install is working.
If not post your problems here.

xriva

I did as you suggested.

When I try to load the page using Konqueror

I get Unknown host srv

Here is the path to the file

http://srv/www/htdocs/phpinfo.php

So I can see where it is getting the 'srv' - I just don't know why.

Ideas?

-:>Kevin

Yamakazi

First off sorry for the late reply but there was a weekend 😉

You typed http://srv/www/htdocs/phpinfo.php yourself right?

Why did you type SRV infront of the rest?

Your docs a probably storted at /var/www/htdocs
You can't just access those by surfing to http://var/www/htdocs

A standard apache install will serve that folder if you surf to http://localhost/
So try that. If you didn't change to much in your httpd.conf that's where you will end up.

There is a big difference between the path on your system and the url you type.

You can for instance on a Windows box surf to

http://localhost/helloWorld.php
or
c:/www/helloWorld

You will see two different things as with the first option all you php will be parsed and with the second one this is not the case.