Apache is downloading php files instead of displaying them

Question

OS and server information:

• CentOS 6.4 (Final)
• Apache 2.2.15
• PHP 5.5.1

I previously had php 5.3.x installed but decided to upgr

Answer 1

I had this problem. It turned out that I had both nginx and apache installed and automatically starting on boot. The problem was that nginx was binding to the http port first which prevented apache from starting.