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Hello all, new to the forums but not overly new to openSUSE… Been following the LAMP how to guide located here: Linux Apache MySQL PHP Server (lamp - openSUSE and i have followed it to the letter yet i am unable to use PHP files, whenever i try to use a php file it offers me the chance to download rather then apache try to load it. I was wondering if anyone had any insight or help that they could offer :slight_smile: thank you in advance

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install apache php package :wink:

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already have done

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Enable the php5 module. Either:

a2enmod php5

or edit /etc/sysconfig/apache2 and add php5 to the list in APACHE_MODULES (the live line, not the comment line)

Then restart apache2

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

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are you placing your files in $HOME/public_html? if so, you need to enable php support in the /etc/apache2/mod_userdir.conf file. Add the below line inside the <Directory /home/*/public_html> stuff

Include /etc/apache2/conf.d/php5.conf

EDIT: and of course, whenever you change something to the apache configs, restart the server :wink:

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unfortunatly i have tried the suggestions from both of you and neither seems to work :frowning:

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well, then you did something wrong. Works here with no problems at all. Also, do your php scripts begin with <? only? If so, you need to change them to <?php instead

Also, post your mod_userdir.conf file

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all my scripts start with the full (<?php) tag.

UserDir: The name of the directory that is appended onto a user’s home

directory if a ~user request is received.

<IfModule mod_userdir.c>

Note that the name of the user directory (“public_html”) cannot easily be

changed here, since it is a compile time setting. The apache package

would have to be rebuilt. You could work around by deleting

/usr/sbin/suexec, but then all scripts from the directories would be

executed with the UID of the webserver.

To rebuild apache with another setting you need to change the

%userdir define in the spec file.

not every user’s directory should be visible:

UserDir disabled root

to enable UserDir only for a certain set of users, use this instead:

#UserDir disabled
#UserDir enabled user1 user2

the UserDir directive is actually used inside the virtual hosts, to

have more control

#UserDir public_html

<Directory /home/*/public_html>

  AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes
  Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec

  &lt;Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND&gt;
  	Order allow,deny
  	Allow from all
  &lt;/Limit&gt;

  &lt;LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND&gt;
  	Order deny,allow
  	Deny from all
  &lt;/LimitExcept&gt;

Include /etc/apache2/conf.d/php5.conf
</Directory>

</IfModule>

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Do

/usr/sbin/httpd2 -M

and see if php5 is on the list. If it isn’t you haven’t really enabled it.

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You’ve placed the Include stuff in the wrong line :wink: That’s the correct way


<Directory /home/*/public_html>

AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Indexes
Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec
**Include /etc/apache2/conf.d/php5.conf**

<Limit GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Limit>

<LimitExcept GET POST OPTIONS PROPFIND>
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
</LimitExcept>
</Directory>
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thank you it is working now :slight_smile: kudos to you. Thank you to everyone who spent their time trying to give helpful suggestions

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You’re welcome… now where’s my money??? rotfl! :stuck_out_tongue:

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Relevant section of the wiki updated :wink:

http://en.opensuse.org/Linux_Apache_MySQL_PHP_Server_(lamp)#Confirming_PHP_works