php versus html?
There are many html & php tutorials on the web (which is how i learned), but I cant find any that explain which would be the best one to use (at least in general website circumstances).
I am making a site that has a database, so uses mysql and consequently php.
Should i just write all the site in php (which i have so far), or in html and slot in the php when required?
Google doesnt seem to have a problem with either, and I can create pages with the results i require from writing in either. So what are the advantages/disadvantages.
- se rankings, load speed, multiple browser acceptance?
Or is it user preference?
Cheers
Busy posted this at 21:40 — 2nd July 2006.
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<?phpphp code
?>
html code
...
You have to remember PHP is a server side language so is processed on the server before displayed as client side. Although a small site you probably wouldn't notice the time difference it is good practice to start on the right foot.
"se rankings and multiple browser" acceptance are not effected in anyway, as it's done before they see it.
user preference is probably the one but you have to also remember to run php pages on your computer you need a server, ideally apache and mysql (which you can download the free bundles for windows) and may require you to start that service before viewing the page where as plain html pages can be viewed as is.
greg posted this at 22:47 — 2nd July 2006.
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Have already installed apache/php/mysql- took long enough to get them working having to figure ini file tweaking and finding version incompatabilites between the three.
Have already written most of my pages, having learned loads of php/mysql.
Have taken my time learning in order to maintain 'best practice' with every aspect including google rankings. There seems to be multiple options to do most things.
Am now figuring the next step (estate agent site) making the mysql tables i have created display the images onto pages where i want them.
Am i right by saving the file as .php (ovbiously), starting the file with etc and having php code in the ?
thanks for the advice
waffles posted this at 22:59 — 2nd July 2006.
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That's the way I do it.
Renegade posted this at 00:15 — 3rd July 2006.
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You can put PHP code in any part of an HTML file, just remember that PHP won't run unless the filename has a .php extension
greg posted this at 00:54 — 3rd July 2006.
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confused!!
if it has to be a .php file, surely that means i cant put php in an html file, because it wont execute!?!
i put php within html code within a .php file -is that right?
?!?!?
waffles posted this at 01:15 — 3rd July 2006.
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Yes, that's fine. It's how I do a lot of things on my site. As long as you have that .php extension the php code will work. Do your HTML just like you always do and insert the php where you want it.
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greg posted this at 01:17 — 3rd July 2006.
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Thanks to u all!!
Busy posted this at 10:41 — 3rd July 2006.
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you can use any extension you want with php, just have to add it to your .htaccess file, something like:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .html .phtml .busy
and php will work on files with the above extensions - page.php, page.html, page.phtml, page.busy
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