On 15 Aug 2010, at 16:56, e-letter wrote: > Readers, > > According to the php manual, apache should be configured to parse php, e.g.: > > <FilesMatch \.php$> > SetHandler application/x-httpd-php > </FilesMatch That's one option, though AddHandler would be simpler. > > Apparently this should be part of the addtype directive. No. AddType for handlers (like php) was a grotty hack needed in Apache 1.0. It's been obsolete since AddHandler was introduced in Apache 1.1 (1996). If you see it recommended, treat that as a warning sign about whatever you're reading at the time. > I don't > understand which file I am to edit and add the code shown above. Can > somebody help please? See the docs from your package. There's also a page about it at the httpd wiki (follow links from httpd.apache.org). -- Nick Kew --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx