install.php is not parsed but downloaded

  • I’m installing wordpress on an Unbuntu Feisty desktop machine for testing. I’m using PHP 5.2.1 and Apache2 (everything installed from packaged repos).

    I’ve created the database with mysqladmin (no errors), and unpacked my wordpress files into a sub-folder of my docroot. I’ve put a test.php page in there with phpinfo(); to make sure PHP is running OK (no errors).

    When I go to https://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php, Firefox gives me a file download for the page. There are no Apache errors in the logs.

    I can find a couple of mentions of this problem on the forums from about six months ago, but no solutions. Can anyone give me any clues?

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