php shows as text

Hi list, Yes I've searched the archive ;) I have a strange thing, which must be a something trivial. My .php files run as expected, but as soon as I try to run a script from an extentionless file, it shows up as text; the source is shown. I saw on the php.net faq that if that happens I should replace the AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml with AddType text/html php and add AddHandler php-script php to my httpd.conf, which I did. Saved, restarted, but still the same thing. As soon as I add .php to the file, it runs just beautifully. Why not just add .php you might say, but it is part of a larger installation, which calls these extentionless files, so that is no option. Any hints? Thanks -Patrick