How can PHP developers ensure that their code is executed properly through a web server like Apache and not just opened as a text file?

To ensure that PHP code is executed properly through a web server like Apache, developers need to make sure that the PHP interpreter is enabled and configured correctly. They can do this by saving their PHP files with a .php extension, ensuring that the web server is set up to handle PHP files, and embedding PHP code within <?php ?> tags.

&lt;?php
// Your PHP code here
?&gt;