Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 10/09/63 11:19

Malcolm Dew-Jones wrote:
> Andrew DeFaria (Andrew@DeFaria.com) wrote:
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> : Malcolm Dew-Jones wrote:
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> : > Michel (no@spam.please) wrote:
> : >
> : > : I don't think it particularly wise to have all .html files always
> : > treated
> : > : and processed as .php files. That's why I said "If you want a .html
> : > file to
> : > : be treated as a .php file then rename it".
> : >
> : > which is why I suggested that this be defined for "an area" within the
> : > server.
> : >
> : > One reason to treat html as php might be because a site has pages that
> : > have been static in the past, and they wish to enhance those pages to
> : > be dynamic without breaking any existing links.
> : >
> : > Rewrite rules could do that to, but simply turning on php for html
> : > sounds like the easiest way to do it, perhaps as a temporary measure
> : > during some conversion period.
>
> : It's the wrong way to go about it. Rename the files from .html -> .php
> : and adjust the corresponding links - that's the proper way.
>
> Hum, lets get this right, I change the name and then ask google, or any
> number of other sites that link to me, to change their links.
>
> Could you explain how that works again...
>
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> This space not for rent.

Just set up a permanent redirect from the old file to the new one.
Google will adjust accordingly when it next spiders.

Simple, really. And, like Michel said, it's the proper way to do
things. After all - what happens if, for instance, your hosting company
goes under - and your new host doesn't allow you to parse .html files
for php?

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