so am i doing something wrong?

*sigh* Hope this is allowed

Ill configure your linode and install phpbb2 for a small fee. PM Me for more details.

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debian is back on...i'm going to *try* as hard as i can to get this working on my own, as I need to learn....

If PHPMyAdmin works than Apache is parsing PHP fine. One thing to check is a directive in the php.ini file:

short_open_tag=On|Off

short_open_tag allows you to use <? to open php rather than the long <?php or <script> tags.

It is possible that you have it turned off and PHPBB did not use the full tags. I think php has been enabling short open tags by default for some time now...not sure...Just a thought.

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Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their lives more difficult. -- Richard Stallman

Hey,

If PHPMyAdmin works, PHP *should* be working, but just to be sure:

If you are running Apache 1.3:

apt-get install libapache-mod-php4
/etc/init.d/apache restart

If you are running Apache 2:

apt-get install libapache2-mod-php4
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

If doesn't work, send me username and pass (of course, you should change them later on) and I'll fix it free of charge.

That just might be a blessing in disguise.

http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/07/08/hosts_ban_phpbb_as_security_issues_persist.html
http://seclists.org/lists/webappsec/2005/Jan-Mar/0479.html

yea phpbb2 is horrible code and has had alot of nasty exploits in it in the past as well as recently

By default phpmyadmin (on debian, right?) installs a private .htaccess file which enables php parsing for the phpmyadmin directory. Here is the default .htaccess file phpmyadmin on debian:

DirectoryIndex index.php
Options +FollowSymLinks

<IfModule mod_mime.c>
    <IfModule mod_php4.c>
        AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

        php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
        php_flag track_vars On
        php_flag register_globals Off
        php_value include_path .
    </IfModule>
    <IfModule mod_php5.c>
        AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
    
        php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
        php_flag track_vars On
        php_flag register_globals Off
        php_value include_path .
    </IfModule>
    <IfModule mod_php5_filter.c>
        AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
    
        php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
        php_flag track_vars On
        php_flag register_globals Off
        php_value include_path .
    </IfModule>
    <IfModule mod_php5_hooks.c>
        AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

        php_flag magic_quotes_gpc Off
        php_flag track_vars On
        php_flag register_globals Off
        php_value include_path .
    </IfModule>

    <IfModule !mod_php4.c>
    <IfModule !mod_php5.c>
    <IfModule !mod_php5_filter.c>
    <IfModule !mod_php5_hooks.c>
    <IfModule !mod_fastcgi.c>
    <IfModule !mod_fcgid.c>
    <IfModule mod_actions.c>
    <IfModule mod_cgi.c>
        AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

        Action application/x-httpd-php /cgi-bin/php
    </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
</IfModule>

From the behavior you are seeing, it seems like you have php installed and running (since myadmin is parsing properly), but the 'AddType' directive is not getting inserted into the other part of your site that isn't parsing php directly.

Were you using apache1 or apache2? It has been a while since I used debian apache1 so....

On apache2, check out /etc/apache2/mods-enabled and ensure there is a soft link for php4.conf and php4.load. If so I'm all outta suggestions except for perhaps to check out your /etc/apache2/apache2.conf or /etc/apache/httpd.conf and manually insert the AddType directives from above.