That partially solved it the php file containing phpinfo
worked but the html file with it imbedded inside did not display anything
Right. By default, Apache won't process files with .html as an extension as php files...just the .php . I've never done this, but I'll bet you can use the AddType directive:
see: /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf and /etc/httpd/conf.d/php.conf
Also where is the php.config file hidden as I do need to alter it to add "ZIP" support
It lives here: /etc/php.ini
