php not starting on apache server (fecora core 1)

[bask at unitus.it]

Hello all,

I am trying to set up a local server with apache 2, coupled to MySQL and PHP.
The server will be solely used for PHP-MySQL programming purposes on a local
machine running Fedora Core 1.
The three program of them were installed from Fedora rpms. The Apache service
starts correctly, but I do not see any output from any php script such as <?php
phpinfo(); ?>.

I did not change any default configuration file apart from trying to add the
following line to the php.conf and restart apache (I have read on some faq that
apache 2 needs them):
<Files *.php>
   SetOutputFilter PHP
   SetInputFilter PHP
</Files>

I am surely missing something along the way of installation and configuration,
since I am a newcomer in the world of LAMP. I have already read the FAQ, but I
did not find anything relating to my problem. Can anyone give me a clue on the
correct way to modify the default configuration files?

Thank you,
Marco