Apache shows PHP code instead of executing it

Question

I have recently been trying to install PHP and Apache on my computer. After many hours, they\'re installed. I have modified the httpd.conf and php.ini files like everyone sa

Answer 1

For PHP 7 (May apply to previous versions as well), but I had to do this:

Add this to the bottom of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

SetHandler application/x-httpd-php

Run this from the terminal:

sudo a2dismod mpm_event && sudo a2enmod mpm_prefork && sudo a2enmod php7

Then don't forget to restart Apache so it knows you changed stuff:

sudo service apache2 restart

This is a summary from: https://www.atlantic.net/community/howto/try-php7-lamp-ubuntu-14-04/