>> Only anything in /home/*/pubic_html is screwed.
>
> Hard to guess why without seeing in what context you've set
> PHP-related directives. Have you tried the SetHandler stanza in the
> FAQ?
user directories (mod_userdir) recently, with some php_ directive. SeeIIRC, the debian devs took it upon themselves to 'disable' mod_php in
the mod_php docs.