PHP downloading but not executing

[Semp]

Hello, I have never setup PHP on Apache before. Sad to say I have not had much success yet. When I request www.mysite.com/webmail/ my browser starts downloading my index.php file instead of executing it. I'm trying to get Squirrelmail up and running Does anyone have any ideas what I am doing wrong? I added the following lines to my httpd.conf file.

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
DirectoryIndex index.php index.shtml index.html index.htm

Thanks in advance!

[JimH]

Bare with me here, I am completely new to apache. These are the php lines I see in my httpd.conf.

<IfDefine HAVE_PHP>
LoadModule php_module modules/mod_php.so
</IfDefine>
<IfDefine HAVE_PHP3>
LoadModule php3_module modules/libphp3.so
</IfDefine>
<IfDefine HAVE_PHP4>
LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so
</IfDefine>

<IfDefine HAVE_PHP>
AddModule mod_php.c
</IfDefine>
<IfDefine HAVE_PHP3>
AddModule mod_php3.c
</IfDefine>
<IfDefine HAVE_PHP4>
AddModule mod_php4.c
</IfDefine>

<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.shtml index.php index.php4 index.php3 index.phtml index.cgi
</IfModule>

#
# AddType allows you to tweak mime.types without actually editing it, or to
# make certain files to be certain types.
#
# For example, the PHP 3.x module (not part of the Apache distribution - see
# http://www.php.net) will typically use:
#
<IfModule mod_php3.c>
AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .php3
AddType application/x-httpd-php3-source .phps
</IfModule>
#
# And for PHP 4.x, use:
#
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php4 .php3 .phtml
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
</IfModule>

#
# For PHP/FI (PHP2), use:
#
<IfModule mod_php.c>
AddType application/x-httpd-php .phtml
</IfModule>

I don't know if this will help any. These lines are not all together in httpd.conf. PHP worked right after I installed it for me. I have only had a test box running apache for about a month and I haven't had much time to play with it yet.

phpinfo(); doesnt return anything?

I have this in the file phpinfo.php I created.

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Then I just access the file in the browser and it shows all the php info.

Jim H

[Semp]

Thanks for the detailed reply. From looking at some of your httpd.conf file it looks like I didn't statically link PHP into Apache or as a module (I think). I have learned allot about PHP over the last three hours, heh. I will investigate this tomorrow when I get back into work and I will post my results. Thanks for the informative reply.

[paradox]

Don't forget your .htaccess file either....

in that same directory...

Addtype application/x-httpd-php .php .php3

that is ur problem...or you can statically link it...which I don't prefer because sometimes I like to show my php code as text....but that might not be something you need/want....

Aragorn

[JimH]

Don't forget your .htaccess file either....

Aragorn

I have it in httpd.conf. I didnt have to add it to .htaccess. Look at my other post.

Jim H

[paradox]

I have it in httpd.conf. I didnt have to add it to .htaccess. Look at my other post.

Jim H

I know...I was telling him that he could get it to work immediately like that...that is how GLO is set up..that is why we had the problems with the .php3 file....I had to edit the .htaccess file! :P

Aragorn

[JimH]

I know...I was telling him that he could get it to work immediately like that...that is how GLO is set up..that is why we had the problems with the .php3 file....I had to edit the .htaccess file! :P

Aragorn

Yeah, I know, but that was because we don't have access to httpd.conf on the host's server.

Jim H