how to add a virtual directory in apache with support to php files?

[Star Liu]

I'm learning to use php. when i drop my Welcome.php into /var/www,
which is the default root directory for localhost, and visit it by
http://localhost/Welcome.php, it can display the html normally; but i
want my php files in another place like /root/MyLife/LifeOS/StarLiu/,
so I add a entry into /etc/apache2/sites-available/default, like this:

Alias /php/ "/root/MyLife/LifeOS/"
<Directory "/root/MyLife/LifeOS/">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>

then i visit it by http://localhost/php/StarLiu/Welcome.php, but it
pops out the download dialog to download the Welcome.php file.

it seems i didn't configure it correctly, how can i fix it? thanks

[Rich Healey]

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Post by Star Liu
I'm learning to use php. when i drop my Welcome.php into /var/www,
which is the default root directory for localhost, and visit it by
http://localhost/Welcome.php, it can display the html normally; but i
want my php files in another place like /root/MyLife/LifeOS/StarLiu/,
Alias /php/ "/root/MyLife/LifeOS/"
<Directory "/root/MyLife/LifeOS/">
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>
then i visit it by http://localhost/php/StarLiu/Welcome.php, but it
pops out the download dialog to download the Welcome.php file.
it seems i didn't configure it correctly, how can i fix it? thanks

This is probably better directed at an apache list, but from memory you
need to take your handler directives and nest them in the directory tags.

Or apply them globally.

Sorry for the vague reply

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[Cassiel]

install php modules (If you didn't yet) then add index.php to DirectoryIndex
in dir.conf module inside /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/

Post by Star Liu
then i visit it by http://localhost/php/StarLiu/Welcome.php, but it
pops out the download dialog to download the Welcome.php file.
it seems i didn't configure it correctly, how can i fix it? thanks