Conditional Execution of PHP in Apache

[WaveyDavey]

Not sure how to describe this.
We have a school site which is heavily developed in php and works fantastic. Php tags are parsed in extensions php AND html.
We want to add student areas (like www.ourschool.org/~bloggsf) where students can post up web pages.
However, for security reasons, we would like apache NOT to parse <?php code in their areas. In fact, we dont want them doing any form of CGI really, cos the little blighters will wreck something, guaranteed!
This is on Apache2, on a Fedora core 4 box, php5.1.2.

Many thanks
David

[saraadmin]

In you Apache configuration file alter your existing <Directory /home/*/public_html> (or whatever its called ion your set up) and add the RemoveType directive:

<Directory /home/*/public_html>
    # ... other directives
    RemoveType .php .cgi
</Directory>

I think that should work...

[WaveyDavey]

You would think so wouldn't you. Doesn't seem to be on my test box here, tho.
Anyone actually tried this ?