PHP is not working on Ubuntu Apache server

Question

I just installed php and apache server on Ubuntu 17.04 but my .php file doesn't work on my browser.

index.php:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>Welcome!</h1>
<?php
  echo "Hello World!";
?>
</body>
</html>

Only Welcome! appeared on the browser, and when I inspect the page I see php code is being commented. I have already started apache server and still have no idea what is wrong. Please help me out, thank you!

$ php -v

PHP 7.0.15-1ubuntu4 (cli) (built: Feb 28 2017 21:33:59) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) 1997-2017 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.0.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2017 Zend Technologies
    with Zend OPcache v7.0.15-1ubuntu4, Copyright (c) 1999-2017, by Zend Technologies

$ sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 status

apache2.service - The Apache HTTP Server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
  Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/apache2.service.d
           └─apache2-systemd.conf
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2017-04-25 14:38:55 +07; 10min ago
  Process: 11578 ExecStop=/usr/sbin/apachectl stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 11604 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/apachectl start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 11619 (apache2)
    Tasks: 55 (limit: 4915)
   Memory: 9.7M
      CPU: 429ms
   CGroup: /system.slice/apache2.service
           ├─11619 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           ├─11663 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start
           └─11664 /usr/sbin/apache2 -k start

Apr 25 14:38:55 g5080 systemd[1]: Starting The Apache HTTP Server...
Apr 25 14:38:55 g5080 apachectl[11604]: AH00558: apache2: Could not reliably determin…sage
Apr 25 14:38:55 g5080 systemd[1]: Started The Apache HTTP Server.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.

Possible duplicate of [PHP code is not being executed, instead code shows on the page](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5121495/php-code-is-not-being-executed-instead-code-shows-on-the-page) — Alex Blex, Apr 25 '17 at 07:57

Fahmi B. · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-25T08:15:19.233

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while you are in ubuntu 17.04

you can follow this steps

sudo apt-get install apache2 php libapache2-mod-php7.0 mysql-server php-mbstring php7.0-mbstring phpmyadmin     //install
sudo service apache2 restart    //restart

and give it another try for your file(index.php)

edited Apr 25 '17 at 08:15

answered Apr 25 '17 at 08:01

Fahmi B.

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`a2query -m php7.0` returns `No module matches php7.0` – Huy Vo Apr 25 '17 at 08:08
try a2query -m php – Fahmi B. Apr 25 '17 at 08:09
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I still get `No module matches php` – Huy Vo Apr 25 '17 at 08:10
@HuyVo check the response – Fahmi B. Apr 25 '17 at 08:15
Great answer. Worked for me :) – Aman Deep Jan 12 '21 at 17:59
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php7.4 php-mbstring php7.4-mbstring this command save my life. – aminbadri7 Jan 14 '23 at 13:50

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 25 '17 at 07:59

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Check the below configuration in your web server

sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 libapache2-mod-php5`

It will install everything you need and will start the apache server with support for PHP.

To verify that the php module is loaded, type:

   a2query -m php5

if not enabled, then load with:

   sudo a2enmod php5

and restart apache:

   sudo service apache2 restart

answered Apr 25 '17 at 07:59

vinay kumar

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I'm using Ubuntu 17.04, so `libapache2-mod-php5` doesn't work. – Huy Vo Apr 25 '17 at 08:02
I'm using 18.04 and used sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5.6 to install. it worked. – Sushant Jadhav Apr 06 '21 at 05:07

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 25 '17 at 12:05

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Trying this command actually worked for me

sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-pear php-imagick php-imap php-mcrypt php-recode php-tidy php-xmlrpc

answered Apr 25 '17 at 12:05

Hrvoje Antunović

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 14 '20 at 07:22

Tested Fixture for AWS Ubuntu 18.04

Step 1 - In AWS Server, have created Ubuntu 18.04, connect via putty, search for apache2.conf file. Step 2 - With apache2.conf open in the directory [$ sudo vi apache2.conf], press I for editing file, all you have to do is add the following to the bottom of the file:

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

Save and close apache2.conf. Step 3 (usually not needed) - Enable/disable modules In order to get PHP to function properly, you have to disable the mpm_event module and enable the mpm_prefork and php7 modules. To do this, go back to your terminal window and issue the command:

sudo a2dismod mpm_event && sudo a2enmod mpm_prefork && sudo a2enmod php7.2

Step 4 - Restart Apache 2

sudo service apache2 restart

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 03 '18 at 08:29

Maybe just a special case:
I wanted to directly call a php file inside a subdirectory of "/var/www/vhosts/.../somePage/index.php" (after restoring from an old VM). It wasn't possible, the index.php would just be downloaded

After moving the ".../somePage/" directory from "/var/www/vhosts/..." to "/var/www/" the index.php would run correctly (calling http://localhost/somedir/index.php)

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 29 '22 at 08:47

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Package php-mcrypt is not available, but is referred to by another package. this error comes after giving the command sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-curl php-gd php-pear php-imagick php-imap php-mcrypt php-recode php-tidy php-xmlrpc

answered Dec 29 '22 at 08:47

Smriti Mahajan

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited May 01 '23 at 18:16

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EDIT 2023: Works with Rasbian Debian Bullseye and Debian Bookworm.

You need to edit file /etc/apache2/apache2.conf and add to the end of file:

SetHandler application/x-httpd-php

Then reload apache2.service with:

sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

Then check if service is correctly loaded with:

sudo systemctl status apache2.service

edited May 01 '23 at 18:16

Wongjn

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answered Apr 29 '23 at 21:55

hokuto

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PHP is not working on Ubuntu Apache server

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