.htaccess AddType

[JochenS]

can someone tell me, why this doesn't work:

.htaccess
AddType application/x-httpd-php .shtml

It asks me to download the shtml files now.

Is there another way to make the server parse my .shtml for php code?

Thanks for any help

[ProWebUK]

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .shtml