PHP5 not working with my XAMPP installation

[markyoung1984]

I have installed XAMPP version 1.7.3 on a Windows machine but cannot seem to get my PHP5 extensions working. If I go to a page http://localhost/contact.php everything displays fine but if I change the filename to contact.php5 and then try to browse to http://localhost/contact.php5 all I see is my code. My host requires me to specify the .php5 file extension

How can I overcome this?

[Wiedmann]

but cannot seem to get my PHP5 extensions working.

\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf
change (2 times):

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<FilesMatch "\.php$">

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<FilesMatch "\.(php|php5)$">

and:

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AddType text/html .php .phps

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AddType text/html .php .phps .php5

Restart Apache.

[markyoung1984]

I tried what you said (all the variations) but I still get the same result. I am using virtual hosts as well. Could this have something to do with it?

I'm thinking the best thing to do at the moment is remove XAMPP completely, delete all related files and then reinstall XAMPP, see if it works and then implement the virtual hosts. Just installing XAMPP (without my additional virtual hosts) has worked in the past so this might be the best course of action. Unless you can suggest anything else.

[markyoung1984]

Have just double checked my system (default XAMPP install) and I cannot run PHP5 on my system either. I was mistaken before. I looked into the apache\conf\extra in the httd-xampp.conf I see the following lines but it still does not work:

AddType text/html .php .phps .php5 .php4 .php3 .phtml .phpt
<FilesMatch "\.php$|\.php5$|\.php4$|\.php3$|\.phtml$|\.phpt$">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
</FilesMatch>
<FilesMatch "\.phps$">
SetHandler application/x-httpd-php-source
</FilesMatch>

[Wiedmann]

I tried what you said (all the variations)

What does you mean with "all the variation"?

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<FilesMatch "\.php$|\.php5$|\.php4$|\.php3$|\.phtml$|\.phpt$">

That's not what I have posted above...

[markyoung1984]

In your original post above you mention a number of commands. I tried all the variations of them.

I have tried a clean install and added the code below. After restarting Apache I can still see my PHP code when loading a PHP5 webpage.

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<FilesMatch "\.php$|\.php5$|\.php4$|\.php3$|\.phtml$|\.phpt$"></FilesMatch>

The server would not start without me adding the </FilesMatch> at the end.

[Nobbie]

In your original post above you mention a number of commands. I tried all the variations of them.

No, you didn't. You're still blind, open your eyes and have a closer look the (original) command of "Wiedmann":

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<FilesMatch "\.(php|php5)$">

Now have a look to your (faulty) command:

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<FilesMatch "\.php$|\.php5$|\.php4$|\.php3$|\.phtml$|\.phpt$">

Don't you see the big(!) differences between your syntax and Wiemanns syntax?

What do you think about this one:

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<FilesMatch "\.(php|php5|php4|php3|phtml|phpt)$">

[Willy92]

Is it really necessary to belittle people who ask for help -

You're still blind, open your eyes

It seems to be the standard from some peope here - If you don't want to help people who are new or lack understanding of the syntax - then don't post. When you put comments like that in you just make yourself look bad, and drive people away.

[mfarooqi]

but cannot seem to get my PHP5 extensions working.

\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-xampp.conf
change (2 times):

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<FilesMatch "\.php$">

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<FilesMatch "\.(php|php5)$">

and:

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AddType text/html .php .phps

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AddType text/html .php .phps .php5

Restart Apache.

Thank you bro. .This worked.
I added one word ".php5" in httpd.conf

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml .php5

I've been fighting for about a month with my 3 computers (1. windows7, windows 8 and Macbook Pro)... 4 web servers WAMP, XAMPP on Windows, XAMPP on MAC, MAMP on MAC and lastly Mac's OWN apache.


aaah.. And finally a 4 digit word " .php5" solved the problem..

Really thank you sooo much..