After were installed apache server and php I can not browse web pages with extension php ... why so?

You must view those pages through the web server, so store the files at the web_root directory (public_html maybe, or htmldocs) and then go to them by http://localhost/name_of_page.php.

Some WYSIWYG editors can use the PHP interpretter, you just point it to the correct path and it can allow you to view the pages within it.

Other than this, it's probably not setup correctly.

Cheers,

MC

If you installed on a Windows box, your "public_html" directory mentioned above may be "htdocs". Or, in my case, ours is installed in c:\server\apache2\htdocs
Our test sites are named folders within htdocs.
So, like mastercomputers mentioned, store them in your apache directory, then view them in your browser as mentioned. In our case: http://localhost/test_site1/index.php

You can make a info.php file and drop it into your root directory. Then view it in your browser to see if you have php installed and working correctly.

Also, are you typing in the full path? IE: http://localhost/file.php or are you typing in only the directory (expecting the index.php file to display automatically). If you're doing the second, and file is not showing, you'll need to add that extension to your apache configs. And/Or remove the index.html file that is in the path you're trying to view.

i have a similar problem but everything seems to be set up correctly but it obviously isn't because it's not working. i have my root setup for htdocs. i type the right name in. i think it has to do something with my configuration because all the diffrent tools i loaded for this problem is telling me php is installed and i've test my server already. i think it has to do with the 3 configure lines of codes but everyone i've talked to has told me it was corect too and one have any ideas on this?

Can you please state exactly what you are typing into the browser?