Re: Apache2 & php5 Problem

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

On Monday 20 August 2007 23:13, Jeff D wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Aug 2007, Randy Patterson wrote:
> > 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
>
> you'll have to run that as root or sudo /usr/sbin/a2enmod   as a normal
> user. If you run it with no arguments, it will bring up a list of modules
> that are able to be enabled.
>

I did run it as root and aptitude shows that apache2.2-common is installed. 
But in all the tutorials that I've read none of them have mentioned having to 
run this program to enable PHP?

Thanks,
Randy