Apache shows PHP code instead of executing it

Question

I have recently been trying to install PHP and Apache on my computer. After many hours, they\'re installed. I have modified the httpd.conf and php.ini files like everyone sa

Answer 1

Thanks to others on this thread for their suggestions. Following the steps mentioned I found that the apache server was not able to start reporting a syntax error in a load file in /etc/apache2/mods-enabled. Turns out that both php7.0 and php7.1 were enabled.

a2dismod php7.0
systemctl restart apache2

and php is rendered correctly again.