PHP and being brain locked

[Mark Mace]

Michael Satterwhite wrote:
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> OK, I'll be the first to admit that I'm in a case of brain freeze. I've
> brought up a new ubuntu (actually kubuntu, but the configuration should
> be the same) box. I've installed apache and php4. When I try to view a
> ..php page, I'm getting an error telling me that apache doesn't know what
> to do with php files.
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> Would someone be so kind as to let me know what I've omitted? It won't
> bother me if you laugh at me as you do ... I deserve it.

sounds like apache doesn't know what to do with php files.  Look in your 
apache.conf file for the following line(s)

LoadModule php5_module        modules/libphp5.so
//modify it to match version of php

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
//this tells apache to parse .php files as php.

HTH
mark