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2.2. Configuration

If you have installed the libapache2-mod-php or php-cgi packages, you can run PHP scripts from your web browser. If you have installed the php-cli package, you can run PHP scripts at a terminal prompt.

By default, when libapache2-mod-php is installed, the Apache 2 Web server is configured to run PHP scripts. In other words, the PHP module is enabled in the Apache Web server when you install the module. Please verify if the files /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/php7.0.conf and /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/ php7.0.load exist. If they do not exist, you can enable the module using the a2enmod command.

Once you have installed the PHP related packages and enabled the Apache PHP module, you should restart the Apache2 Web server to run PHP scripts. You can run the following command at a terminal prompt to restart your web server:

sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

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