Contact form downloads when submitted - php

Question

My contact form downloads the php file on submit everytime, not sure why this happens but my code is correct and have used this code on other websites and it works fine.
Here's my HTML:
<form id="ContactForm" action="contact.php" method="post">
<div>
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="bg">
<input class="input" type="text" name="name" id="name" value="" tabindex="1">
</div>
Name: </div>
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="bg">
<input class="input" type="text" name="email" id="email" value="" tabindex="1">
</div>
Email: </div>
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="bg2">
<textarea cols="1" rows="1" name="message" id="message"></textarea>
</div>
Message: </div>
<input type="submit" value="Submit" class="button" /> </div>
</form>
Here's the PHP:
<?php
$field_name = $_POST['name'];
$field_email = $_POST['email'];
$field_message = $_POST['message'];
$mail_to = 'email address';
$subject = 'Message from a website visitor '.$field_name;
$body_message = 'From: '.$field_name."\n\n";
$body_message .= 'E-mail: '.$field_email."\n\n";
$body_message .= 'Message: '.$field_message;
$headers = 'From: '.$field_email."\r\n";
$headers .= 'Reply-To: '.$field_email."\r\n";
$mail_status = mail($mail_to, $subject, $body_message, $headers);
if ($mail_status) { ?>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
alert('Thank you for the message. We will contact you shortly.');
window.location = 'contact.html';
</script>
<?php
}
else { ?>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
alert('Message failed.');
window.location = 'contact.html';
</script>
<?php
}
?>
Please note: I deliberately took out the email address after $mail_to
Anyone have this problem before and manage to find out what it is?

Answer 1

That usually indicates that PHP is not installed or not running on that web server.

Answer 2

You'll need to install php onto your server (if you have access to the terminal):
sudo apt-get install php5
sudo apache2ctl restart
Best way to check if you have php installed is by creating a new php file and calling it test.php or something:
<?php
phpinfo();
?>
If you have php installed, it'll show you your current php settings. If not, it means you dont have it installed.