PHP not running on Apache

Question

I wanted php5.5 on my Debian 7 server so I added the Dotdeb repository to my sources.list since they have php5.5 in their repository

I first removed the defualt php5.4 which come with Debian 7 and after that I installed php5.5 by running

apt-get install php5

I know php 5.5 is installed by running

php -v

but now my php webpages do not get interpreted by php. How can I fix this issue?

I have tried re installing apache as well but it did not fix the issue.

try sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 -> service apache2 restart — dave
– dave, Commented Jul 21, 2014 at 21:30
@dave I tried that. I even removed apache and re installed it. — Arya
– Arya, Commented Jul 21, 2014 at 21:34
thats strange, my next step would be to delete everything and try with apt-get install lamp-server^ and then remove mysql if you dont need it — dave
– dave, Commented Jul 21, 2014 at 21:36
Check if PHP5 module/service is configured to be loaded in web server. — denisvm
– denisvm, Commented Jul 21, 2014 at 21:43

Arya · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-31 23:00:47Z

1

For anyone else who runs into this problem. Here is how I solved issue.

Run this command

a2enmod php5

answered Jul 31, 2014 at 23:00

Arya

9,05533 gold badges116 silver badges191 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Answer 1