How to display PHP file on Apache?

Question

NOTE: I'm using apache2 on Linux with PHP 5

Suppose I had this simple hello_world.php file:

<html>
    <head>
        <title>PHP Test</title>
    </head>
    <body>
        <?php echo '<p>Hello World </p>'; ?>
    </body>
</html>

...and I wanted to display it on my apache2 server. How do I do this, and where do I move the source code? Thank you in advance

possible duplicate of [htdocs path in linux](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1582851/htdocs-path-in-linux) — mario, Dec 31 '12 at 22:37
The answer depends on where your Apache DocumentRoot resides. If you don;t know what that is, ask your web hosting provider. — Chris Ostmo, Dec 31 '12 at 22:39
In addition to what has already been suggested: Fix the missing `; ?>` and `'`'s around `
Hello World
`, and ensure that Apache is loading PHP, then you will probably be fine. =) — Andreas Hagen, Dec 31 '12 at 22:46

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 31 '12 at 22:38

2

You have to move your files in /var/www and make sure Apache is launched.

Run the following command in a terminal : sudo /etc/init.d/apache start

After launch your browser (ex: Chrome) and type "localhost/hello_world.php" in your url adress bar.

answered Dec 31 '12 at 22:38

Cyril F

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