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John R
Asked: 2011-11-20 07:28:03 +0800 CST

Install PHP on RedHat

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I just ran yum install php in the command prompt. Everything went fine ('complete!') as per the dialogue. I then uploaded a file that does not use short tags and is named with the proper extension (i.e., the name is test.php).

<?php print "hello world"; ?>

When I navigate my browser to test.php it just prints each of the characters shown above; i.e., PHP is not interpreting it.

What might be the problem? Also, if there is a configuration file that needs to be updated, please tell me what directory path I am likely to find that file.

Edit: Apache2 & Red Hat Enterprise 5.5

linux php redhat

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Try 

    yum install mod_php

    This will load the php module for Apache.

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  2. Check apache (I presume you are running apache) is actually loading the php module, and has the correct handlers setup for .php files.

    Sounds like a web server issue rather than a php issue.

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