How can I make php and py in a certain directory display as text or download?

Question

How can I make php and py in a certain directory display as text?

I am working on a file hosting program, but I need to make php files either download, or display as text.

I haven't been able to find any information on this.

Answer 1

It depend on HTTP server software that you used (nginx, apache, etc)

example for nginx config, just remove block that handle php interpreter:

# remove this lines until end block
--> location ~ [^/]\.php(/|$) {
--> ... Other code
--> }

All php files will displayed as text, if you still need to execute php file on index.php, then you need edit it instead of delete all block, like this:

location = /index.php {
... Other code
}

example for apache server, put on .htaccess file on directory (refer from this answer):

php_flag engine off 
#This will prevent apache from executing *.php-files

AddType text/plain php
#this wil display php-files in browser (if not, browser will want to download file!)