Apache PHP Start Page Question

[Anon]

My Apache Server is up and running, but the PHP info page -- when I try to pull it up on my computer, a pop-up asks whether i want to open or download it instead of just displaying it in the browser- any ideas on if I've done something wrong/how to fix this?

Thanks a bunch,

    Amanda

[Anon]

Are you sure you got PHP installed correctly. It sounds like one of the PHP lines in the httpd.conf file is missing.

Specifically, this one:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

[Anon]

Could there be something else I am missing? I checked the httpd doc and it shows that I've already added that line!

~amandakiddy

[Anon]

It could be another configuration problem.

[Anon]

most likely PHP isn't processing you pages and your browser thinks it's a text file. If you open the page and it just says:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>

then you have to edit your httpd.conf file.

make sure that these lines are in there and not commented out:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

also make sure that you change this:
AddType application/x-httpd-php
to this:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3

then restart apache.

if it still doesn't work, you may have forgotten to configure php with apache (and mysql if you want to do that)

./configure --with-mysql=/path/to/mysql -- --with-apache=/path/to/apache --enable-track-vars