Apache2 server cant not run .php file!

[Marvin_G]

hello guys, i'm new here. need some help regarding php and apache2. recently i've installed apache2 and php5. After installation, the server can succesfully run .html files only. (http://localhost/~myname/). but when i tried to open .php files. it'll ask me to save/open it. why is that happening?

[2ndmouse]

Try adding php5 to APACHE_MODULES in /etc/sysconfig/apache2 and restarting apache

[StarLion]

most common cause of this problem is skipping the 'restart apache' portion of this instruction

[Cups]

... yup, right up there alongside not knowing about Mysql's FLUSH PRIVILEGES ...

[Marvin_G]

Try adding php5 to APACHE_MODULES in /etc/sysconfig/apache2 and restarting apache

i tried already..still the same..

[Marvin_G]

most common cause of this problem is skipping the 'restart apache' portion of this instruction

that's what i thought at the first time, i restarted few times already but still the same.

[K. Wolfe]

Did you complile PHP / Apache from source? If so what ./configure arguments did you use?

[Marvin_G]

Did you complile PHP / Apache from source? If so what ./configure arguments did you use?

when i compile from /var/www it works but when i compile from folder which i created in desktop it cant run.

[vectorialpx]

first, do you have in your config file something like:

LoadModule php5_module "/php/path/module"
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
PHPIniDir "/php/ini/path"

?

If yes, restart and check the Apache log.

Second, try

-t -D DUMP_MODULES

to check if PHP is there.

[Marvin_G]

Screenshot from 2013-01-29 19:49:54.png\

i've uploaded a picture showing the .php files can't run when it is clicked. please give your comment.

[cpradio]

when i compile from /var/www it works but when i compile from folder which i created in desktop it cant run.

Do you mean placing the php file in /var/www/ allows it to execute but placing it in /~myfolder/ does not?

If so, you need to configure /~myfolder/ as a virtual directory allowed to execute php.

Look for

    <IfModule mod_userdir.c>
        <Directory /home/*/public_html>
            php_admin_value engine Off
        </Directory>
    </IfModule>

In your php5.conf (located in /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/)

Try changing Off to On and restart apache.

[Marvin_G]

Screenshot from 2013-02-02 23:05:21.png

yes,thank you for understanding my problem..i don't really know how to explain at first..anyway, i tried to change php_admin_value engine to On but still it can't execute .php file..i've uploaded a picture regarding the problem..please take a look..for .php file, the symbol is question mark..but for .html file, it's different.

[cpradio]

Can you post the contents of your php5.conf? I'd like to see it, as maybe I'm missing something obvious that someone else would catch. But I think that file is what we need to be focusing on right now.

As for the ? icon, don't worry about that, that is apache stating, it doesn't have an icon for the php extension (my setup shows that too, and I can execute php files just fine).

[Marvin_G]

Can you post the contents of your php5.conf? I'd like to see it, as maybe I'm missing something obvious that someone else would catch. But I think that file is what we need to be focusing on right now.

As for the ? icon, don't worry about that, that is apache stating, it doesn't have an icon for the php extension (my setup shows that too, and I can execute php files just fine).

this is my php5.conf content

<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<FilesMatch "\.ph(p3?|tml)$">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
</FilesMatch>
<FilesMatch "\.phps$">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php-source
</FilesMatch>
# To re-enable php in user directories comment the following lines
# (from <IfModule ...> to </IfModule>.) Do NOT set it to On as it
# prevents .htaccess files from disabling it.
<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
<Directory /home/*/public_html>
php_admin_value engine Off
</Directory>
</IfModule>
</IfModule>

[Marvin_G]

i've turn the php_admin_value engine off as it didnt work just now..

[cpradio]

this is my php5.conf content

So I suck at reading

The file clearly states to comment out the entire <IfModule> block not set it to On. *sigh*

Make your file look like the one below:

<IfModule mod_php5.c>
    <FilesMatch "\.ph(p3?|tml)$">
        SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
    </FilesMatch>
    <FilesMatch "\.phps$">
        SetHandler application/x-httpd-php-source
    </FilesMatch>
    # To re-enable php in user directories comment the following lines
    # (from <IfModule ...> to </IfModule>.) Do NOT set it to On as it
    # prevents .htaccess files from disabling it.
    #<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
    #    <Directory /home/*/public_html>
    #        php_admin_value engine Off
    #    </Directory>
    #</IfModule>
</IfModule>

Then restart apache.

[Marvin_G]

So I suck at reading

The file clearly states to comment out the entire <IfModule> block not set it to On. *sigh*

Make your file look like the one below:

<IfModule mod_php5.c>
    <FilesMatch "\.ph(p3?|tml)$">
        SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
    </FilesMatch>
    <FilesMatch "\.phps$">
        SetHandler application/x-httpd-php-source
    </FilesMatch>
    # To re-enable php in user directories comment the following lines
    # (from <IfModule ...> to </IfModule>.) Do NOT set it to On as it
    # prevents .htaccess files from disabling it.
    #<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
    #    <Directory /home/*/public_html>
    #        php_admin_value engine Off
    #    </Directory>
    #</IfModule>
</IfModule>

Then restart apache.

OMG,it works! haha,thanks dude. ^^,

[Marvin_G]

So I suck at reading

The file clearly states to comment out the entire <IfModule> block not set it to On. *sigh*

Make your file look like the one below:

<IfModule mod_php5.c>
    <FilesMatch "\.ph(p3?|tml)$">
        SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
    </FilesMatch>
    <FilesMatch "\.phps$">
        SetHandler application/x-httpd-php-source
    </FilesMatch>
    # To re-enable php in user directories comment the following lines
    # (from <IfModule ...> to </IfModule>.) Do NOT set it to On as it
    # prevents .htaccess files from disabling it.
    #<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
    #    <Directory /home/*/public_html>
    #        php_admin_value engine Off
    #    </Directory>
    #</IfModule>
</IfModule>

Then restart apache.

i'm having another problem where even when i execute http://localhost/~myname/ i get the page "IT WORKS". i didn't see my files anymore. why is that happening? but when i execute http://localhost/~myname/test.php i can see the result. means the file is still there,but i just can't see it.

[Marvin_G]

omg.png

this is what i'm talking about..it keeps come out this page..what happen?

[cpradio]

Hmm... Do you have any files named ".htaccess index.html index.cgi index.pl index.php index.xhtml index.htm" in your folder? From what I can tell, the default setup should permit directory listings

[Marvin_G]

Hmm... Do you have any files named ".htaccess index.html index.cgi index.pl index.php index.xhtml index.htm" in your folder? From what I can tell, the default setup should permit directory listings

u mean the public_html folder? last time i checked i dont have those files in there but still works. now i don't know what happen.

[Marvin_G]

Hmm... Do you have any files named ".htaccess index.html index.cgi index.pl index.php index.xhtml index.htm" in your folder? From what I can tell, the default setup should permit directory listings

can i re-create the folder? i mean the public_html folder..

[cpradio]

Do you have any files in your public_html folder? This must be a setting somewhere, maybe I'll get a chance to do a fresh apache install in a virtual machine this weekend to see if I can track it down as I've customized 90% of the version of apache I'm running.

[Marvin_G]

Do you have any files in your public_html folder? This must be a setting somewhere, maybe I'll get a chance to do a fresh apache install in a virtual machine this weekend to see if I can track it down as I've customized 90% of the version of apache I'm running.

yes i have files in it. just a few minutes ago i can view the content of the folder in the webpage but after i copy few .php and .html files in the public_html folder suddenly it can't be opened. I really don't have any idea what's happening.

[Marvin_G]

do i need to make the folder world-readable? (i found this somewhere else) but how?