php webpage extensions

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php webpage extension question:

I am real new to this so thanks for your understanding.

I am trying to help a friend that has a site already published. He wants me to go in and edit text, add/edit pictures, video, sound, etc.

I have noticed his web page extensions are php rather than the normal htm or html. I understand the php is a scripting language but why the extension? Could you explain please.

Do you forsee any problem I might have?
I plan on lifting the source code of the web page and paste it into a blank page using FrontPage 2000 which does not change the source code. Then I'll make the text and photo changes, lift the code and re-paste it into the hosted page. I won't re-publish the page using FrontPage because then the page extension will become .htm. Am I on the right track?

Does anyone have any feedback?

Thanks

Dave
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The .php file extension tells the webserver to call the PHP parsing engine to execute any PHP code that is in the file. Any file extension can be setup to work like this, but by default, I think only .php .php3 and .phtml are setup to use the PHP engine.

As far as cutting and pasting your MS FP code, it should be ok, provided FP DOES NOT try to replace ANY PHP code in the file.