PHP not working with XAMPP (possible Virus Scan issue?)

Hello,

Recently, my PHP (5, as installed by the XAMPP package) stopped
working, and won't let me run locally-served PHP files in my web
browsers.

I think (but I'm not sure) that the Apache web server is running
properly, but whenever I try to open a PHP file (for instance, by
opening http://localhost, which should take me to the XAMPP start/
admin page, index.php), my browsers are unable to run it, and only
prompt me to open or save it. If I chose open, the same prompt
repeats.

Any ideas? I thought one possibility might be that I upgraded my
installation of McAfee Virus Scan recently, which I've heard can cause
problems with Apache.

Does this seem to be a problem with PHP, Apache, or both? Does this
sound like a possible symptom of the VirusScan issue?

Thanks very much for any insight you can provide.

Re: PHP not working with XAMPP (possible Virus Scan issue?)

On 11 May, 17:44, "r.g." wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Recently, my PHP (5, as installed by the XAMPP package) stopped
> working, and won't let me run locally-served PHP files in my web
> browsers.
>
> I think (but I'm not sure) that the Apache web server is running
> properly, but whenever I try to open a PHP file (for instance, by
> openinghttp://localhost, which should take me to the XAMPP start/
> admin page, index.php), my browsers are unable to run it, and only
> prompt me to open or save it. If I chose open, the same prompt
> repeats.
>
> Any ideas? I thought one possibility might be that I upgraded my
> installation of McAfee Virus Scan recently, which I've heard can cause
> problems with Apache.
>
> Does this seem to be a problem with PHP, Apache, or both? Does this
> sound like a possible symptom of the VirusScan issue?
>
> Thanks very much for any insight you can provide.

answered over on comp.lang.php:
tell us what you have tried so far, temporarily turn off antiv/
firewall, check httpd.conf/php.ini, reinstall/upgrade xampp and post
back