Apache server running html code but not recognizing php code

Question

I just started to learn php. I am using lubuntu and that's why I don't want to install xampp, wamp, or similar programs because I have very limited resources.

I installed Apache server and php 7, which seems to be working fine because I can execute and visualize html code via localhost. The problem is when I run php code the web page shows blank. How can I fix this issue?

I have only one file on /var/www/html which is called index.php and can be visualize on localhost/index.php

php -v
php 7.2.19-0ubuntu0.18.10.1

apache2 -v Server version: Apache/2.4.34 (Ubuntu)

The code I have on index.php is this:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
      <body>
        something
        <?php
           echo "hello world";
        ?>
      </body>
</html>

On localhost/index.php it only shows "something", which means apache server is running correctly and runs html code but I don't know why php doesn't run. If Instead I just run a file with php code like

<? php
phpinfo();
?>

it only shows a blank page.

@John.M Thanks, I just corrected the error but still not working. — jh1356, Jul 15 '19 at 00:31
You're missing libapache2-mod-php installation. Do $ sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php and then restart apache server by doing $ sudo systemctl restart apache2 — Valdemar, Jul 15 '19 at 16:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 15 '19 at 00:12

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If you see a blank page then normally something else is blowing up behind the scene. I suggest you check both Apache and PHP error logs. Normally you would find both in /var/log/*

It could very well be permission related or a module missing.

answered Jul 15 '19 at 00:12

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