Web hosting server outputs php files to the web browser instead of parsing them

Question

I've been hosting my site coded in PHP on one shared server. The site worked just fine. So recently I migrated it to a new web hosting service, after which the server started literally outputting contents of the php scripts/files to the web browser!

The .htaccess file was configured as such (to parse htm files as php):

<Files index.htm>
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .htm
</Files>

Any idea why it's not parsing them?

PS. I'm also curious how to prevent outputting of PHP scripts to the client browser in plain text in the future?

Check the server configuration on your new hosting service; either they don't support PHP, or they don't allow you to change the configuration in htaccess. — Elliott Frisch, Oct 13 '14 at 17:20
`Allow Override` is not setup in such a way to give your user the ability to modify the `AddType` method, or the usage of an `.htaccess` is strictly prohibited. Also, while it shouldnt' be necessary, you can perform `AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php`. — Ohgodwhy, Oct 13 '14 at 17:24
@ElliottFrisch: Yes, it supports running PHP files (if they have `.php` extension.) — c00000fd, Oct 13 '14 at 17:35

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 13 '14 at 17:23

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Verify that your new web hosting service allows you to use .htaccess files. Some hosting companies disable that functionality for safety concerns.

answered Oct 13 '14 at 17:23

Sylvain

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 13 '14 at 17:23

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Ensure that http.conf include the PHP MIME type. ie, make sure you have this line and thatit's not commented out:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

Also make sure AllowOverride is enabled

AllowOverride All

answered Oct 13 '14 at 17:23

I wrestled a bear once.

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Thanks. Where would I find that `http.conf` file? – c00000fd Oct 13 '14 at 17:34
depends on your server, but here's how to find it: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12202021/where-is-my-httpd-conf-file-located-apache – I wrestled a bear once. Oct 13 '14 at 17:41
Hmm. I don't think I can access it on this shared web hosting account. – c00000fd Oct 13 '14 at 17:43
If not, your host provide will be happy to fix it for you, I'm sure. – I wrestled a bear once. Oct 13 '14 at 17:45

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 13 '14 at 18:29

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Maybe your new hosting provider does not allow short open tags and you use them ?

If you put <? echo "Hello world"; ?> in hello.php the file is parsed or not ? If its not, try to replace <? with <?php and try again.

answered Oct 13 '14 at 18:29

Alexandru Guzinschi

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 13 '14 at 19:32

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Unless you want to parse only the index.htm you should not put the AddType directive inside the <Files index.htm>...</Files> directive.
What you actually need is AddHandler not AddType.
Place just this line in you .htaccess:
```
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .htm .html
```
Note: application/x-httpd-php is both a content-type as well as a handler name for PHP

answered Oct 13 '14 at 19:32

kums

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Although yes, I do need it for the `index.htm` file only, I tried it the way you put it and it didn't work. It still output PHP script as plain text. – c00000fd Oct 14 '14 at 03:19

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 14 '14 at 08:00

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Just got this fixed. My .htaccess file should've been this:

<Files index.htm>
    AddType application/x-httpd-php52 .htm
</Files>

I didn't realize it had to be so specific.

answered Oct 14 '14 at 08:00

c00000fd

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Web hosting server outputs php files to the web browser instead of parsing them

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