Apache installing and running php files

Question

Im having some problems with running php files on my apache server. i have installed php 7, the folder /etc/php/7.0 exists which shows it's installed. I have configured apache to run .php files, however in my /etc/apache2/mods-enabled folder there isn't a php.conf file. Any ideas about how to install it?

(im on raspbian), apache version 2.4.25

Answer 1

Running:

1. sudo a2dismod mpm_event
2. sudo systemctl restart apache2
3. sudo a2enmod mpm_prefork
4. sudo systemctl restart apache2
5. sudo a2enmod php7.0
6. sudo systemctl restart apache2

worked for me.

Answer 2

I had this problem too. I upgraded from Ubuntu 17.04 to Ubuntu 17.10 and then php did not work and there was no php.conf file in /etc/apache2/mods-enabled. When I tried sudo a2enmod php7.1 I was given the same error:

Considering dependency mpm_prefork for php7.0:
Considering conflict mpm_event for mpm_prefork:
ERROR: Module mpm_event is enabled - cannot proceed due to conflicts. It needs to be disabled first!
Considering conflict mpm_worker for mpm_prefork:
ERROR: Could not enable dependency mpm_prefork for php7.0, aborting

I used sudo a2dismod mpm_event and received no errors. I restarted apache2 and then used sudo a2enmod php7.1 and it worked just fine. Restarted apache2 again and now php is working again and I can see phpinfo() in my browser when I couldn't before.