code doesnt execute?

[fullahimhard]

Hi guys, i set apache (1.3) up with php (latest), and when I try to execute a php file, it opens download prompt, and downloades the code!

If i open root (ie http://localhost/) with a index.html file in root, it will execute the html file, but replacing index.html with index.php it will show the whole folder
ie:
Index of /
Name Last modified Size Description
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parent Directory 06-Nov-2002 15:45 -
admin.html 01-Jun-2001 02:21 1k
index.php 26-Dec-2001 13:11 1k

any help would be very much appreciated!

[fullahimhard]

nevermind, i reinstalled and got php working now!

just wondering how can i make php execute index.php when i request http://localhost/ ?

[pippo]

Edit your httpd.conf ( apache configuration file ) file,
you will find
<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.html
</IfModule>

edit that as

<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
</IfModule>

the order is from left to right,
so if index.html and index.php exist in the same directory then index.html will take precedence.
Eventually invert the order to fit your needs.



pippo

[fullahimhard]

thankyou very much for your help pippo!!!

i dont think i would have found that by myself