Apache is not interpreting .PHP files

Question

I recently downloaded OpenSUSE OS version 11.4 from the site to use it as a server..In order to do that I downloaded the server edition that has Apache/2.2.17 and PHP5 downloaded by default.....Ok till now it is fine

Now I started the Apache successfully and put a test.php file in the documentRoot directory. test.php contain only <?php phpinfo() ?>

Then using my browser I typed http://localhost/test.php and here was the problem the browser didn't display what phpinfo() should display, instead it asked me whether I want to open or save test.php...which is driving me crazy.... I googled a lot but no solution

THis is /etc/apache2/conf.d/php5.conf

(IfModule mod_php5.c)

    AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php4
    AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php5
    AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php
    AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .php4s
    AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .php5s
    AddHandler application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
    DirectoryIndex index.php4
    DirectoryIndex index.php5
    DirectoryIndex index.php

(/IfModule)

Answer 1

Take a look at PHP documentation and make sure the configuration is right

http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.unix.apache2.php

This should be in your httpd.conf

LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp5.so

<FilesMatch \.php$>
    SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
</FilesMatch>

Answer 2

sounds like mod_php5 is disabled somehow

try (as root)

a2enmod php5
service apache2 restart

Then try to access the pages again