# How can I tell if my server has PHP?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-tell-if-my-server-has-php/314663
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [October 5, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-tell-if-my-server-has-php/314663 "2010-10-05T19:13:19Z")
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### Author: ![m2244](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@m2244](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/m2244)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-can-i-tell-if-my-server-has-php/314663/1 "2010-10-05T19:13:19Z")

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I do not know much about servers and I am wondering if there is a way to tell if a server has PHP services on it and if so how to “start” the service.