Install PHP on Raspberry Pi - ajumalp/rpi-nas GitHub Wiki

sudo apt -y install php libapache2-mod-php
  • To check PHP is installed properly, we need to add a file, index.PHP in /var/www/html/ folder
  • To add this file, first move to this folder with below command
cd /var/www/html/
  • then run command
sudo nano index.php
  • Now type the below sample php data and save the file
<?php echo "This is a test message"; ?>
  • Hit Ctrl+X on keyboard to save the file and press enter key
  • To test PHP installation, open http://<rpi ip address>/index.php on browser
  • In my case it is,
http://piserver/index.php
  • You will notice the above message This is a test message which means, you have installed php successfully