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

You could delete your .htaceess file and let the system creates a new (blank or basic) one. It may be that some lines you added are incorrect statements, or something else inside is causing the problem. You can then add line by line from your old .htaccess file to see what caused the problem.

That worked for me. The lines telling machine not to display php extensions were problem in my case (RewriteCond and RewriteRule). My old .htaccess file worked just fine on a shared server, but this issue appeared when I switched to VPS.