How to activate PHP in XAMPP?

[achawla5000]

I installed xampp 1.7.3. When I review the xampp status, I see that PHP is deactivated. How do I activate this? Thank you.

[code green]

What exactly indicates that it is de-activated?
I know it is possible to stop-start Apache and stop-start MySQL and it is possible to switch between PHP versions. But De-activate!

Most of the control programs are in this folder under Xampp

\\Apache\xampp

With programs you double click to start, such as

xampp-control.exe

But I suspect it is a setting in a config file.
Check

\\Apache\xampp\php\php.ini

There are a couple more ini files I can't quite remember where

[Markus]

I suspect he means Apache is not turned on.

[umararif]

If your apache service is running that's means php is activated. problem is, you are reviewing status link in https://yourip. its already mentioned that ssl will not perfectly show the status of all modules. open your apache status page without ssl i.e. http://yourip.

[Exequiel]

did you try typing in your url the url like: localhost/yoursystemfolder/page.php ?
if this will not work check and run the appache and sql in your xampp control pannel, then try to put the url for your system (localhost/yourfolder/yourpage.php).

[weboutgateway]

Much better to post the error you have been encountered to identify the cause of your factual problem.