Why are my php tags converted to html comments?

Question

A friend\'s lamp host seems to be misconfigured. I try to execute php, but it doesn\'t seem to be working.

In Chrome\'s inspect element:

Answer 1

I was faced with exact same problem when I accidently tried to test local php file in browser on server through file:// protocol, not through installed site.

So the answer is one: "Mr. PHP has left the building". We need to check the configuration, location of a file or access.

And browser is just trying to fix a web page and help us.