Did you verify if apache is running?

/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd status

Apache has to be running to serve pages.  Also, you have to create the php page
(hence having you open it with vi).

> Oops. There is no file index.php.  I was looking into index.html, which if fed
> into the browser via 127.0.0.1/index.html generates the same error message.
> 
> On Sunday 15 September 2002 10:07 am, Mark Berkwitt wrote:
> > First, I tried using 127.0.0.1/index.php in the browser and I received the
> > following error:
> > An error occured while loading http://127.0.0.1/index.php:
> >
> > Could not connect to host 127.0.0.1
> >
> > I suppose I should note that I have k12LTSP (Redhat) installed with 2 nics
> > where one goes to my cable modem and the other is set to a local 192. etc,
> > should this matter, which I doubt.
> >
> > I've scanned the file /var/www/html/index.php as you suggested and I don't
> > see the entry 'phpinfo()'. I thought since I had checked the entry to
> > install 'server' packages that apache would be running.
> > Is there a test to see if apache is running, let alone if it's running with
> > php support?
> >
> > On Sunday 15 September 2002 08:10 am, Kevin Brown wrote:
> > > What distro are you running?  RedHat hasn't had a mod_php module since
> > > RH5.2. PHP 4.1.2 is PHP4.  To see if it is working with your apache
> > > server:
> > >
> > > In your web root folder (most likely /var/www/html for RH7.3)
> > > vi index.php
> > > <? phpinfo() ?>
> > >
> > > Now if apache is running then point your browser to the machine
> > >
> > > 127.0.0.1/index.php
> > >
> > > and see what comes up.
> > >
> > > > What's the difference between mod_php4, mod_php, and php packages?
> > > > As directed on page 30 of 'Beginning PHP4' I ran $rpm -q mod_php4 to
> > > > which I was told 'no such package installed.  I do, however, have
> > > > php-4.1.2-7 installed.
> > > > Do I still need mod_php4? I found it at rpmfind.net. In fact I found
> > > > all three above 'variations' of php-- php, mod_php and mod_php4.
> > > > I wish I knew what each was used for to understand what I still need to
> > > > install.
> > >
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