Topic: PHP files displaying blank pages

[bazzyboy]

I have a problem using apache 2.2.3 and PHP 5.2

I have read numerous other posts on this website with similar problems but none of the solutions work for me.

I install apache and it works fine.
I install PHP and write my test.php page with the phpinfo() bit in.
This also works fine and everything is rosy.
As soon as i switch off my computer and start again the next day the same test.php file (completly unchanged, unmoved) now displays a blank page with the source code containg the php script.

i have tried a lot of the fixes mentioned elsewhere but no joy.
As it works on initial installation i assume everything is setup correctly but somethin is changing on shutting down and restatring windows.

any ideas?

If i uninstall php and apache then reinstall the same cycle happens again, it works, shutdown then it doesnt.

This is driving me mental!!!! Help please

[James Blond]

How did you include PHP in your httpd.conf?
Anything in the apache error log or php error log (did you turned on php error log?)

After your rebooting start apache in the console (cmd) with httpd -M to see if PHP modul is loaded and your syntax in httpd.conf is ok.
If yes Start apache with in the console with httpd -e debug -w to see any error.

[bazzyboy]

the following lines were auto installed into http.conf

PHPIniDir "C:\Program Files\PHP\"
LoadModule php5_module "C:\Program Files\PHP\php5apache2_2.dll"

Looked like this when initially worked ok.

PHP module loaded and syntax ok.

when doing the httpd -e debug -w the last line says loaded moduled php5-module
no mention of errors.

[bazzyboy]

Just got it.
it was the short_open_tag was set to off.
Not sure why it work initially and then stops but it is working now.
bizarre