{"id":6340,"date":"2024-03-14T04:08:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T04:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-resolve-the-issue-of-php-files-not-working-when-uploaded-to-github\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T02:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T02:24:59","slug":"how-to-resolve-the-issue-of-php-files-not-working-when-uploaded-to-github","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-resolve-the-issue-of-php-files-not-working-when-uploaded-to-github\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix PHP Files Not Working on GitHub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you find that the PHP files you uploaded to GitHub are not working, there could be several reasons for this.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Check the file path: Make sure your PHP file is in the correct folder and that the file path on GitHub matches the local file path.<\/li>\n<li>Check the file name: Make sure the file name of your PHP file is correct and does not contain any spelling errors or special characters.<\/li>\n<li>Check file permissions: Make sure your PHP files have the correct permissions set to allow them to be executed.<\/li>\n<li>Check the PHP version: GitHub Pages by default uses the Jekyll static website generator and does not support PHP execution. 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