Installing php

[perito]

I did this

sudo apt-get install apache2
sudo apt-get install php5
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

also I tried
sudo a2enmod php5


I tried it, and it doesnt parse php files.

Instead of that it offers me to download it as a .php file which is not parsed.
whats should i do?

[quelx]

You need the php module for apache.

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5

and reload apache

sudo /etc/init.d/apache reload

if that does not work make sure the php5 module is enabled

sudo a2enmod php5

and reload apache2 again

[perito]

its already installed and the module is enabled...
should the files be in /var/www/ to work?
because when I put them there, it doesnt ask me to download the php file, instead it does nothing at all...

[quelx]

nano -w test.php

paste this code in

<?php

phpinfo();

?>


CTRL-X to save and quit

sudo mv test.php /var/www/

open firefox and goto http://localhost/test.php