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

I had the same problem, caused by the Debian/ Ubuntu default configuration of module suphp. It contained suPHP_Engine off for whole /usr/share, which resulted in the php sources being shown in the browser. Deactivating with a2dismod suphp was the interim solution.