Can't get httpd/PHP to work

r7nuk

I am trying to set up httpd/PHP on my laptop (so that I can tinker with PHP websites locally).

I have followed the instructions here:
Web Development > httpd (Apache)
including Enabling PHP support

I have created an index.php test file in /var/www:
<html> <body> <h1>Welcome to PHP</h1> <?php phpinfo(); ?> </body> </html>

When I go to http://localhost/index.php, I just see Welcome to PHP, none of the phpinfo (i.e. the server isn't processing the file as a php file).

I guess I'm missing something obvious. Any guidance appreciated.

synth-ruiner

r7nuk I just see Welcome to PHP, none of the phpinfo (i.e. the server isn't processing the file as a php file).

It's possible that PHP is crashing there - take a look in /var/log/php-fpm/error.log (or wherever the error log is)

I wonder if phpinfo() is disabled or if PHP is compiled without it, or something. Maybe you could try replacing <?php phpinfo(); ?> with <?= 'hello, world' ?> and see if that works?

r7nuk

Thanks @synth-ruiner.

I've checked /var/log. The folder php-fpm is empty. The file php-fpm.log just contains:
[02-Nov-2024 16:00:15] NOTICE: Terminating ... [02-Nov-2024 16:00:15] NOTICE: exiting, bye-bye! [02-Nov-2024 16:00:15] NOTICE: fpm is running, pid 100361 [02-Nov-2024 16:00:15] NOTICE: ready to handle connections [02-Nov-2024 16:00:15] NOTICE: systemd monitor interval set to 10000ms

I restarted the service, which explains the first two log entries.

r7nuk

Fixed it. There was a rogue space in /etc/httpd/conf.d/php.conf.

I'd originally been following these instructions: How to install LAMP on Solus-3 OS. The php.conf on that page has a number of random spaces in it. There's even a comment at the bottom which says "I was encountering httpd errors until I removed unnecessary spaces from php.conf".

So, I thought I'd removed all the random spaces and correctly copied the php.conf from Web Development > httpd (Apache). But I hadn't.

User error. Case closed.