Problem using htacess file to parse HTML for PHP

snailface

I know that there are numerous posts on using an htaccess file to cause a server to parse HTML files for PHP. I've read them all (or at least most), but have not found any help for my problem.

Does anyone know of a situation where modifying the htaccess file (or adding one to a specific directory within a hosting account) would cause the following behavior?

I added an htaccess file consiting only of the line to a directroy where I would like .html files to be parsed for PHP:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .html .htm .php3 .phtml

But now, when I navigate to that directory (without specifying a file so that it should default to index) I get prompted to open or save a file.

If I navigate specifically to the file, it is displayed in the browser, but without the PHP having been parsed.

To see what I am talking about I put up some sample files.
To see the wierd file download behavior go to:
http://www.littlegreentoaster.com/testdir/

To see the HTML file without the PHP parsed:
http://www.littlegreentoaster.com/testdir/index.html

And to validate that PHP is installed and working
http://www.littlegreentoaster.com/testdir/index2.php

Thanks in advance to anyone who can shed some light on this for me.

-adam

madwormer2

It doesn't ask me to download, however, it also doesn't parse php in the html file.

Although PHP code should really just go in PHP files...

bradgrafelman

Do you host this server? Maybe they didn't use the module method of installing PHP.

snailface

No, the server is one I'm using through a GoDaddy account.

I have used the htaccess file for other purposes (like mod_rewrite) on both this account and other accounts with the same set up.

tsinka

Hi,

add another line to first remove the handlers for the file extensions you want to add:

RemoveHandler .html .htm .php3 .phtml
AddType application/x-httpd-php .html .htm .php3 .phtml

Then try it again.

Thomas

tsinka

I forgot to mention that this might not work if (as bradgrafelman mentioned) php isn't set up as apache module but as cgi.

Thomas

bradgrafelman

If tsinka's method doesn't work, have you tried contacting GoDaddy support with your objective and seeing if they have any input?

snailface

Yes, I did try to contact GoDaddy. Want to know what their response was.

"We don't support third party scripting."

Now I ask you... "what???"

It became clear the person I was talking to had no idea what I was talking about. I've talked to two more GoDaddy people since, both also had no clue.

Luckily, the project no loger needs to be able to process PHP in .html files.

Thanks for all your input, everyone.

HeyRay2

I use GoDaddy.com for hosting on several of my sites, and most of their hosting options allow you to have a custom PHP.ini.

This may not be enabled by default, so you may have to call them to request it, but would be the best way to manage what file types are seen as PHP parseable.

Good luck... 🙂

TheDefender

If I am reading you correctly, you just want to parse HTML files as PHP?

You're on Apache, right? So use ForceType.

Here's an article you may find helpful...
http://agachi.name/weblog/archives/2005/01/30/rewriting-dynamic-urls-into-friendly-urls.htm

To sum it up, add this to your .htaccess file:

<Files ~ "index.html|index.htm|whatever.html">
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Files>

Then, any time index.html is pulled up, it will parse it as a php file... (Add whatever files you need parsed like this in the Files directive, and delimit them using the pipe ( | ) character...