On Tue, 5 Aug 2014 16:08:49 -0400If you are using php in a webserver environment, you need to install
Matthew Brown <matthew.brown@kaplan.com> wrote:
>One quick question, I have the php config file pointed to the web root
>(www) and put a test php file in it, but it is not working. I just
>see all the text. Any help with this will be appreciated!
the appropriate module that will allow access to php. In most cases
this means installing the apache php module. If you are running wheezy
-- which seemingly you are -- the repo apache is version 2.2 ---
Things change with apache 2.4 and Debian jessie, so be careful about
this later on...
Anyway, find and install the apache php module...
sudo apt-cache search apache | grep php
sudo apt-get install "whatever is appropriate"
This should get you the module. Then you need to make sure the module
is enabled for apache...
sudo a2enmod php5
Then you need to restart apache
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart
...
This should work even if you have systemd versus sysvinit. There are
wrappers installed for backward compatibility. However, if you have
systemd installed, it's probably a good idea to practice the new
command set...
--Andrew