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i have apache2 (Server version: Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu) Server built: Mar 10 2015 13:05:59), mysql and phpmyadmin.

While accessing php file by http://localhost/ or http://ipaddress

It shows up source code instead of executing.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

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    Possible duplicate of PHP script not executing on Apache server
    – muru
    Mar 24, 2017 at 9:55
  • @muru that question is different from this. This displays the source code while that question specifies that file is downloaded instead of executing.
    – Anuj TBE
    Mar 25, 2017 at 6:30
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    that just depends on the media type set for the file, the core problem is the same.
    – muru
    Mar 25, 2017 at 6:31

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I can think of 3 possibilities:

  1. You don't have PHP installed. In that case run:

    sudo apt-get install php php-mysql
    
  2. You have PHP installed but not enabled. You can try running:

    sudo a2enmod php7  
    sudo service apache2 restart  
    
  3. You have PHP installed and enabled but you haven't restarted apache.

    sudo service apache2 restart
    
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  • none of them worked for me. Here are the results: 1 . E: Unable to locate pachage php I tried with php5 which gives php5 is already the newest version. 2 . ERROR: Module php5 does not exist!. I tried with php which gives same error. 3 The apache2 configtest failed.
    – Anuj TBE
    Jun 8, 2015 at 9:20
  • It seems you don't have modphp installed... Try the following sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 and then restart apache... if it still doesn't work try running sudo a2enmod php5 again. Jun 8, 2015 at 10:25
  • I didn't helped me. Now I am left with one solution and that is to reinstall Ubuntu. But, if php starts working prior to this, it will be life saver to me.
    – Anuj TBE
    Jun 9, 2015 at 18:58
  • In tat case you might want to completely reinstall apache, php & mysql. In terminal do the following: sudo apt-get purge apache2 php5 mysql-server This will completely remove the packages including their configuration files so if you have made any important changes better make a backup of /etc/apache2 , /etc/mysql and /etc/php5 first. After that do the following: sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 mysql-server . Note that it is important to install them all at once because otherwise modphp doesn't always get installed. Jun 9, 2015 at 19:10
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    You are missing the package which installs the PHP5 module used by Apache. The package is called libapache2-mod-php5.
    – Dan
    Apr 6, 2016 at 16:57
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you need to install libapache2-mod-php sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php it is no longer pulled by other packages as a dependency in 14.04 it named libapache2-mod-php5, in 16.04 they dropped the number at the end for a meta package

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For Ubuntu 20.04, I had to run:

sudo a2dismod mpm_event    

It tells you to restart Apache2, but you don't need to at this point. Then enable php 7.4 using:

sudo a2enmod php7.4

Then restart Apache2: sudo systemctl restart apache2

Hope this helps!

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  • Thanks finally I found your answer to make it work
    – DSP
    Feb 16, 2021 at 3:23
  • Worked like a charm on fresh install with ubuntu 20.04. Thanks a lot ! Jul 19, 2021 at 9:40
  • @FlyGuy - What if server is using map_event mode?
    – Kiran RS
    Sep 10, 2021 at 15:12
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After Upgrading to Ubuntu 17.10 this morning my answer was a combination of Sledge Hammer's and GM-Script-Writer-62850's answer. The exact commands I needed were:

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php
sudo a2enmod php7.1
systemctl restart apache2
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After upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, I also faced this problem and after reinstall phpmyadmin not working but i searched for 1-2 hours and finally this work for me. I have php 8.1 and mysql 8.0

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-php8.1
sudo a2enmod php8.1
systemctl restart apache2
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  • Worked like charm! Mar 31, 2023 at 17:47

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