# Trouble loading php file through web browser **URL:** \ **Category:** SLES Networking\ **Created:** [February 9, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/trouble-loading-php-file-through-web-browser/27885 "2016-02-09T18:32:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KingGoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KingGoon](https://forums.suse.com/u/KingGoon)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/trouble-loading-php-file-through-web-browser/27885/1 "2016-02-09T18:32:51Z")
Hi guys, Had similar problem with SUSE 11 because it was outdated, so I decided to try the same on my SUSE 12 box. So all I want to do is get dokuwiki on my server, but php has been giving me so much trouble lately. I installed apache, tested it with a few webpages, and that works. I tried to do the same with php, and it wont load through the browser. I installed php by entering: `zypper in php5 php5-mysql apache2-mod_php5 ` ```auto Refreshing service 'spacewalk'. Loading repository data... Reading installed packages... Resolving package dependencies... The following 11 NEW packages are going to be installed: apache2-mod_php5 php5 php5-ctype php5-dom php5-iconv php5-json php5-pdo php5-sqlite php5-tokenizer php5-xmlreader php5-xmlwriter The following 8 recommended packages were automatically selected: php5-ctype php5-dom php5-iconv php5-json php5-sqlite php5-tokenizer php5-xmlreader php5-xmlwriter 11 new packages to install. Overall download size: 3.4 MiB. Already cached: 0 B After the operation, additional 20.0 MiB will be used. Continue? [y/n/? shows all options] (y): u Invalid answer 'u'. [y/n/? shows all options] (y): y Retrieving package php5-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (1/11), 1.5 MiB ( 10.0 MiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ..................................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package php5-xmlwriter-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (2/11), 52.1 KiB ( 51.0 KiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-xmlwriter-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ........................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package php5-json-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (3/11), 55.6 KiB ( 42.7 KiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-json-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm .............................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package php5-dom-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (4/11), 90.6 KiB (184.2 KiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-dom-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ..............................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package php5-tokenizer-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (5/11), 46.3 KiB ( 18.5 KiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-tokenizer-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ........................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package apache2-mod_php5-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (6/11), 1.3 MiB ( 9.4 MiB unpacked) Retrieving: apache2-mod_php5-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ......................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package php5-ctype-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (7/11), 44.6 KiB ( 14.4 KiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-ctype-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ............................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package php5-pdo-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (8/11), 81.0 KiB (131.5 KiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-pdo-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ..............................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package php5-iconv-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (9/11), 56.2 KiB ( 42.9 KiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-iconv-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ............................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package php5-xmlreader-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (10/11), 51.1 KiB ( 35.0 KiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-xmlreader-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ........................................................................................................................[done] Retrieving package php5-sqlite-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64 (11/11), 64.2 KiB ( 79.9 KiB unpacked) Retrieving: php5-sqlite-5.5.14-42.2.x86_64.rpm ...........................................................................................................................[done] Checking for file conflicts: .............................................................................................................................................[done] ( 1/11) Installing: php5-5.5.14-42.2 .....................................................................................................................................[done] ( 2/11) Installing: php5-xmlwriter-5.5.14-42.2 ...........................................................................................................................[done] ( 3/11) Installing: php5-json-5.5.14-42.2 ................................................................................................................................[done] ( 4/11) Installing: php5-dom-5.5.14-42.2 .................................................................................................................................[done] ( 5/11) Installing: php5-tokenizer-5.5.14-42.2 ...........................................................................................................................[done] ( 6/11) Installing: apache2-mod_php5-5.5.14-42.2 .........................................................................................................................[done] ( 7/11) Installing: php5-ctype-5.5.14-42.2 ...............................................................................................................................[done] ( 8/11) Installing: php5-pdo-5.5.14-42.2 .................................................................................................................................[done] ( 9/11) Installing: php5-iconv-5.5.14-42.2 ...............................................................................................................................[done] (10/11) Installing: php5-xmlreader-5.5.14-42.2 ...........................................................................................................................[done] (11/11) Installing: php5-sqlite-5.5.14-42.2 ..............................................................................................................................[done] ``` restarted apache2 as mentioned in the guide: ```auto service apache2 restart ``` Then checked my php version: ```auto php -v ``` PHP 5.5.14 (cli) Copyright (c) 1997-2014 The PHP Group Zend Engine v2.5.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Zend Technologies Then created info.php inside /srv/www/htdocs with the code: ```auto ``` Just to verify my php version which I verified earlier through the command line, and the file will not load through the browser when I call on it using [http://myservername/info.php](http://myservername/info.php) PHP still will not load through my browser, meaning the browser asks to download the file as opposed to just displaying through the browser when i call on it. Any idea on why this is happening? BTW the guide I am referring to is as follows : [http://www.itzgeek.com/how-tos/linux/opensuse/install-apache2-with-php5-and-mysql-lamp-on-opensuse-12-1.html](http://www.itzgeek.com/how-tos/linux/opensuse/install-apache2-with-php5-and-mysql-lamp-on-opensuse-12-1.html) Thanks in advance for you’re help guys. ---
**Author:** ![Jens-U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d78d45/32.png) [@Jens-U](https://forums.suse.com/u/Jens-U)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/trouble-loading-php-file-through-web-browser/27885/2 "2016-02-10T13:06:07Z")
(This thread started in [https://forums.suse.com/showthread.php?7362-Problem-with-php-loading-through-browser](https://forums.suse.com/showthread.php?7362-Problem-with-php-loading-through-browser) and a solution was found - either use YaST to enable httpd’s php5 module, or do so by calling “a2enmod php5”.)