PhP file display as downloading instead of interpreted by Apache

While accessing the PHP file, the PhP file display as “application/x-httpd-php” downloading instead of interpreted properly by Apache. As following pop up message.

php-display-downloading

Solution

The PHP downloading issue is because the Apache didn’t load the PHP module in the configuration file.

1) Open the Apache configuration file, which locate at $APACHE_PATH/conf/httpd.conf

2) Make sure the following lines are exists in httpd.conf, and point to correct PHP module location, of course

#BEGIN PHP INSTALLER EDITS - REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL
PHPIniDir "C:/PHP/"
LoadModule php5_module "C:/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll"
#END PHP INSTALLER EDITS - REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL

3) Restart it, Done.

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