It sounds like your server isnt set up to parse php files. I would contact your host and make sure the server has php running and the web server is set up to parse php files.

Thank you, i will contact them immediate and inquire... this is also happening with my vbulletin install, identical issue.

Ok, i have since spoke with a person for the vps support and all they could inform me of was that i did have php capabilities on the site, just that i would have to enable it... so, after some looking/reading around, i found the icon on the plesk control panel, and found the following options for services:

Services Running on Server Status
Apache ASP support Enabled
SSI support Enabled
PHP support Enabled - w/ Safe Mode Option off
CGI support Enabled
mod_perl support Enabled
mod_python support Enabled
Web statistics Enabled
Custom Error Documents Enabled

None of them were marked as enabled, so i enabled all of them, but did not enable the safe mode for php. After updating the server with the services, i still get the same error as described previously... it points to the document and opens it under notepad/wordpad and wants to either save it, or open it. Does not see it as a web page, just another document. Also, my other specs are such...

mysql 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1
php 4.3.9-3.15

Now what?

What version of apache is your server running?

Your host seems to be anything but helpfull. WIth as hosts as prevelent as they are, if this is the kind of service you can expect I would find another.

In order to get apache (if thats even the web server thats running) you need to edit its config file httpd.conf.

Yeah, not the best customer support, dotster :( ... anyways, here's a list of other stuff...

bind 9.2.4-16.EL4
courier-imap 3.0.8-centos4.2.build80060613.20
drweb 4.33
drweb-qmail 4.33-centos4.2.build80060613.20
httpd 2.0.52-28.ent.centos4
mailman 2.1.5.1-34.rhel4.5
mod_perl 1.99_16-4.centos4
mod_python 3.1.3-5.1
mysql 4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1
perl-Apache-ASP 2.57-centos4.2.build80060613.20
php 4.3.9-3.15
psa 8.0.1-centos4.2.build80060613.20
psa-api-rpc 8.0.1-centos4.2.build80060904.19
psa-autoinstaller 3.0.2-build060704.16
psa-backup-manager 8.0.1-centos4.2.build80060904.19
psa-horde 3.1.2-centos4.2.build80060713.16
psa-imp 4.1.1-centos4.2.build80060613.20
psa-logrotate 3.7-centos4.2.build80060613.20
psa-manual-custom-skin-guide 8.0.1-centos4.2.build80060613.20
psa-migration-manager 8.0.1-centos4.2.build80060904.19
psa-proftpd 1.3.0-centos4.2.build80060613.20
psa-qmail 1.03-centos4.2.build80060613.20
psa-qmail-rblsmtpd 0.70-centos4.2.build80060613.20
psa-spamassassin 8.0.1-centos4.2.build80060613.20
psa-turba 2.1.1-centos4.2.build80060613.20
samba 3.0.10-1.4E.9
spamassassin 3.0.6-1.el4
SSHTerm 0.2.2-centos4.2.build80060613.20
webalizer 2.01_10-25

hopefully this will help pin it down...

Have you restarted the web server since enabling all the features above? If not try that 1st.

I would say your running apache 2.0.52 (httpd 2.0.52-28.ent.centos4). Im not familiar with plesk, your host or the OS your running so once again the best source for info on this would be your host.

The easiest thing to do may be to try and place a .htaccess file in your httpdocs folder with an AddType statement and see if that works but depending on the server config it may not be allowed.

Double check and make sure there isnt allready a filed called ".htaccess" in the /httpdocs folder and if not create a new empty file. Iside it simply place the following line...

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

and then once again see if you can access any of the php scripts.

SMOOCHES!

:D That worked... thanks alot... time to start playing, even vbulletin is up and running... wooohoooo.

Thanks alot for all the time and effort you took to help me in my "hours" of need. I am sure this is only the beginning@ :confused:

Glad we got it working!

Does anyone know the answer to this?

Thank You,
-vissa