How to prevent PHP files from being downloaded? And what are some ways someone can download them?

Question

How do i prevent php files from being downloaded \"illegally\" like through the browser. And what are some ways someone can use to download the php files?

Answer 1

You never download the php file from a web server running php. You can donwload the HTML delivered from the php like in this answer. You don't get php script you get HTML + JavaScript (if some)