Can't get PHP to work with Apache

[theom]

Hi,
I am a newbee in this forum, as I just started with PHP.
I have installed Apache at home, for testing purposes only. It works like a dream, but I have problems getting PHP to work.
I downloaded the PHP distribution, and installed it manually, following the instructions in the installation manual. I checked and double checked everything, but any PHP code is not executed at all. When I view the source of the resulting HTML page, I still see the PHP code. Acc. to the installation notes, this is a problem with the server configuration, but I cannot figure out which problem.
I have W98 SE, Apache 1.3.20 and PHP 4.2.0 (installed as a module). Pathsettings are correct, dll's are in the proper directories. When I start Apache, I see the folloing message in the command window:

Apache/1.3.20 (Win32) PHP/4.2.0 running ...

Obviously the module is found by Apache and started correctly. Anybody has an idea why PHP code is not passed to the webserver?

Thanks,
Theom

 

[gwinn7]

I had similar problems, but they are now resolved. Check my other posts. Look up "gwinn7" under the "handle" category. It should have some helpful information for you.

Gary
gwinn7

 

[theom]

Thanks, I found it.
Problem lies in the AddType directive:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

is the original line as indicated in the installation notes. I have added another extension, and now it works OK:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .html

Thanks.

 

[KarveR]

*point of interest:

If you publish a web site using PHP and use one of the many web hosts available,(free or low cost) chances are your php code will NOT run unless you give your PHP pages a .php or .php3 extension.
Some hosts will allow you advanced server capabilities but from what I gather these are few and far between.
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