How to run a PHP file from ubuntu?

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How to run a php file from ubuntu platform in the localhost? I have also installed LAMP in my system. When I try to run the php file, in the browser, it says "The requested URL is not found-404 ERROR found". I do not know how to proceed with this. My php files are in the directory as shown here "/usr/var/html/a.php".

"When I try to run the php file, in the browser" — How are you trying to do that? What are you typing? Where? — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented May 31, 2016 at 9:23
Just go to var/www/html/file.php it will be executable from localhost/file.php — Ashutosh Rai
– Ashutosh Rai, Commented May 31, 2016 at 9:24
"The requested URL is not found-404 ERROR found" — Look at the server logs. Do either the access log or the error log tell you the file path that the server tried to resolve that URL to? — Quentin
– Quentin, Commented May 31, 2016 at 9:24

sjsam · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-31 09:39:16Z

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There are two options.

Access the php file through a local webserver(ie thru a local website). The web-server will deal with the requested php file. It will use either,
- Inbuilt PHP module to interpret the php file, or
- PHP through CGI (eg.CGI, FastCGI)
  
  If your apache(check if apache is running using service apache2 status!!) is set to the default configuration, this could be as simple as
```
http://localhost/path/to/your.php
```
  Remember by default, the base directory for apache is /var/www/html/, so you need not include this in the url.
Use the php binary directly from a terminal.
```
   php /path/to/your/file.php
```

edited May 31, 2016 at 9:39

answered May 31, 2016 at 9:32

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User Over a year ago

No I expect the php script to perform some calculations. Not just access it. I want to get the output in the browser.

User Over a year ago

I got it. Thank you.

sjsam Over a year ago

@ShilpaJanarthanan : If the answer is helpful, you may accept it.

DSK · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-03 15:47:01Z

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After installation of Lamp system in Ubuntu. Please follow the below two steps to run your php file.

Place your php file (.php) in /var/www/html/ (default path)
Please run url as localhost/withfilename.php

Example : I have placed welcome.php file in the /var/www/html/welcome.php then url will be http://localhost/welcome.php

answered Aug 3, 2019 at 15:47

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