We want to use PHP with Apache HTTP Server on our machine to be able to run services like WordPress and others locally. After we installed Apache we are now able to install and configure PHP to work with it.

The Tutorial provided by wiki.archlinux.org describes everything we need and more. Here is the gist:

Installation

run in Terminal

sudo pacman -S php php-apache

Configuration

edit the main Apache config File /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:

comment the line, by adding a #:

#LoadModule mpm_event_module modules/mod_mpm_event.so

uncomment the line, by removing the #:

LoadModule mpm_prefork_module modules/mod_mpm_prefork.so

Place this at the end of the LoadModule list:

LoadModule php7_module modules/libphp7.so
AddHandler php7-script php

Place this at the end of the Include list:

Include conf/extra/php7_module.conf

Restart Apache

run in Terminal

sudo apachectl restart

Achievement

We can verify that PHP is correctly configured by creating a File /srv/http/test.php with this content:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

To see if it works we go to: http://localhost/test.php.