php using linux (debian)

[engineuity]

none of the browsers worked differently than mozilla. (all tried to download the file because it could not run the app for php). i looked in my httpd.conf again and it doesnt load a php module. i tried adding
LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so
and couldnt restart apache. it was telling me there was a conflict. i dont remember the wording (not on my home pc right now) but i will post the error when i get back to it.

[Siliconjunkie]

php is not defined properly in the Apache MIME types. I don't recall where to put it, but a quick google should turn it up.

[James T]

My mod_php.conf (pulled in by http.conf) has
mod_php.conf:AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
mod_php.conf:AddType application/x-httpd-php .xml

[engineuity]

i have those lines included also

im guessing the apt-get isnt as effective (or personally configured) as installing from source. my last resort is trying to install from source this way i can configure it to use the php module. (there is a ton of documentation)

[James T]

The only other thing I can think of is to wonder if your text editor is adding funny codes in your php file.

I'm still not getting a clear feeling over where your fault is lying, whether in your server or client. Have you tried using a web browser on a separate machine?

[VHockey86]

Seems to be that the server is not processing the php and just treating it like a file to download... so something isn't setup properly
I highly doubt this is a browser thing.

[Siliconjunkie]

Is php defined as a MIME type in httpd.conf?

This smacks of Apache not knowing how to process php files.

[James T]

Yeah, but even when you turn mod_php off you can still read a .php file in a web browser and it shows correctly as a web page except that the components that should be processed by php are not and that part of the page is displayed as garbage.

I tried it.

So even if apache doesn't process php, it should still serve php files to the client. The client should then display them.

Hmmpfh, engineuity, try pulling a page with wget. This will dump the page raw as apache has delivered it. It is quite useful at pulling javascripts without running them and style sheets. Also make the file a html file but rename it to a php (server side) and include <? and ?> around some html. If php runs it'll hide the content. If not it won't.

[VHockey86]

You'll need the text inside to be in an "echo" block for that to work though right?

[Siliconjunkie]

Some relevant links I found:
http://www.php-editors.com/phphelp/a...p.general.html

Some other things I found suggest this happens if Apache cannot locate the PHP libraries or similar. I have no clue how to troubleshoot that, beyond double checking your PHP install.

Perhaps you installed the Debian Apache and compiled PHP?

Just some thoughts..