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

Posting what worked for me in case in helps someone down the road, though it is an unusual case.

I had set a handler to force my web host to use a higher version of php than their default. There's was 5.1, but I wanted 5.6 so I had this:

    SetHandler php56-cgi

in my .htaccess file.

When trying to run my site locally, having that in there caused php code to be output to the browser. Removing it solved the problem.