Re: Stuck, big time

Actually i found out my problem, i found out that when i installed php it installed apache along with it, so i had two copies of apache on my system, and the one i had open was trying to read the wrong configuration.. AFter days of geting annoyed, all i ended up doing was realising i had it double-installed and switched around conf files "Chris" <cth@fastmail.dnswatch.com> wrote in message news:1125.209.16.169.89.1010785526.dnswatchWebMail@www.dnswatch.com... > Greetings Dave, > The reason this occurs is because Apache has NO idea what a .php file is > unless you tell it about it. As a "professional webdesigner" you should > know this ;-) > OK, here's what you do. Add the following lines to your httpd.conf file. > Please note that there are *already* some references to these lines in it. > So you would best search for them and add from here what is missing: > > > # > # DirectoryIndex: Name of the file or files to use as a pre-written HTML > # directory index. Separate multiple entries with spaces. > # > <IfModule mod_dir.c> > DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php default.html default.htm > </IfModule> > > > # > # AddType allows you to tweak mime.types without actually editing it, or to > # make certain files to be certain types. > # > # For example, the PHP 3.x module (not part of the Apache distribution - see > # http://www.php.net) will typically use: > # > > AddType application/x-httpd-php3 .php3 > AddType application/x-httpd-php3-source .phps > > # > # And for PHP 4.x, use: > # > > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php4 > AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps > > > The above blocks are in two different sections (if you search, as I mentioned > earlier. you would recognise that). :-) > > > Best Wishes, > C. Hutchinson > H.R. Communications Corp. > http://www.1command.com > http://www.dnswatch.com > > > > I'm a professional webdesigner, but a recent job i recieved asked me to host the > > webpage on my computer, which means i'm trying to install php on my own system. > > > > I have done so, but when opening a .php file i see the source code and it's > > ignoring that php exists. If i stick <html> on the start to make it an html page > > it translate the html parts into being visible properly, but the php parts are > > still ignored. > > > > What am i doing wrong? > > > > Thankyou > > > > David Lurie > > > > > > > > > > -- > > PHP Install Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-install-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-install-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > .. > > ............................................ > This email was sent using DNSWATCH WebMail. > "Get YOUR account today!" > http://www.dnswatch.com/dnswm112/ > >