Re: Apache2 & php5 Problem

[Randy Patterson <tech@patterson-pcc.com>]

On Monday 20 August 2007 22:27, Jeff D wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Randy Patterson wrote:
> > On Monday 20 August 2007 21:52, Jose Luis Rivas Contreras wrote:
> >> Randy Patterson wrote:
> >>> I am trying to setup a local web server on my machine to test php
> >>> projects before going live. I have installed apache2, php5 and mysql
> >>> using aptitude and apache and mysql seem to be working fine. I try to
> >>> load a test page in a browser;
> >>>
> >>> http://localhost/apache2-default/test.php
> >>>
> >>> The file contains a test message between header tags <h1></h1> and
> >>> below that a php script line that just prints another test message with
> >>> the 'print' command. The browser displays the first HTML message but
> >>> not the message from the php script line. There are no errors messages.
> >>> Is there some configuration that needs to take place after installing
> >>> php5 with aptitude?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Randy
> >>
> >> Did you installed libapache2-mod-php5? That should do all your work...
> >
> > Yes, I did installed that.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Randy
>
> did you do:
> a2enmod php5
> /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

I get the following error message trying to run that command;

This module does not exist!

aptitude show a2enmod

returns; 

E: Unable to locate package a2enmod

Thanks,
Randy