PHP Issue

**mdskinner** · 23-Dec-2009, 10:02

Hi, I have a little office webserver set up and I am having an issue with PHP files (PHP is installed and loaded and the files are .php files) not being able to be utilized by the web browsers but instead want to be opened with a text editor. I have a new installation of OpenSuse 11.2 and I installed PHP and Apache during setup. Anyone got an idea? I can show conf files if needed.

**syncinc** · 23-Dec-2009, 10:08

PHP file must start with <?php
or there is a setting in the php.ini file that allow you to use only <?
as the starting mark.

**mdskinner** · 23-Dec-2009, 10:44

Yea, I'm set for short tags but if I try to open the test.php (phpinfo file) in a web browser, it just wants to open it in a text editor. It's like that for all php files.

**brian_j** · 23-Dec-2009, 13:09

Originally Posted by mdskinner

Yea, I'm set for short tags but if I try to open the test.php (phpinfo file) in a web browser, it just wants to open it in a text editor. It's like that for all php files.

fist, did you install the package apache2-mod_php5 ?

if no, the let me tell you that installing the package php will only install a cli version of php while the above package is the apache integration.

if yes, can you confirm that there is a file /etc/apache2/conf.d/php5.conf with the following content?

Code:

<IfModule mod_php5.c>
        AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php4
        AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php5
        AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php
        AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .php4s
        AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .php5s
        AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
        DirectoryIndex index.php4
        DirectoryIndex index.php5
        DirectoryIndex index.php
</IfModule>

if not, add it.

**mdskinner** · 23-Dec-2009, 13:42

Here's that file on my system.

<IfModule mod_php5.c>
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php4
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php5
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .php4s
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .php5s
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
DirectoryIndex index.php4
DirectoryIndex index.php5
DirectoryIndex index.php
</IfModule>

**mdskinner** · 23-Dec-2009, 13:47

I'm using GUI for most of this. I'm just more comfortable with it. Anyway, the files that are ".php" (such as test.php) are shown with a PHP icon in the file manager, if that helps.

**brian_j** · 23-Dec-2009, 14:01

mhh strange...

can you post the following outputs (terminal)?

zypper se apache2-mod_php5

Code:

grep php < /etc/apache2/sysconfig.d/loadmodule.conf

**microchip8** · 23-Dec-2009, 14:34

Are you using user directories to serve the pages, ie /home/username/public_html? If so, by default, php is NOT enabled and you need to enable it in the apache's mod_userdir.conf file.

Also post your default-server.conf file and httpd.conf

PS: you should REALLY AVOID using php short-tags

**mdskinner** · 23-Dec-2009, 14:42

webserver:~ # zypper se apache2-mod_php5
Retrieving repository 'Updates for openSUSE 11.2-0' metadata [done]
Building repository 'Updates for openSUSE 11.2-0' cache [done]
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S | Name | Summary | Type
--+------------------+----------------------------+--------
i | apache2-mod_php5 | PHP5 Module for Apache 2.0 | package
webserver:~ #