PHP--File Extensions

Technical Support

PHP/FI

TUTORIAL 1

Q:	How does the server know to parse my web pages that contain PHP code and how does it know which version to use?

A:	The server will look at the extension on the filename to decide which PHP it will use or none at all.

.htm or .html:	These files will not be parsed. They are sent to the browser as is.
.shtml:	These files are parsed for Server Side Includes only.
.phtml:	These files are parsed through PHP2. This is the default for interfacing with our mSQL 1.0.16 databases.
.php3:	These files are parsed through PHP3. This is the default for interfacing with our MySQL 3.2.1 databases.