php in .html files

roygordon

OK. I'm VERY new to web design and web programming (although I have a couple of sites up). However, I'm an experienced programmer (C/C++), so the writing code aspect isn't my main issue.

Also, I've ordered books on PHP and mySql and am awaiting their arrival.

I'm working my way through the php tutorial and have the following question.

All the files end with .php. But, what if I want to invoke a php script within a .html file when that page is served. (I have set up PCP as an apache module--it works.)

For example, when someone first goes to a website they are served index.html. How can I have that file invoke a PHP script so that, for example, it winds up including the following info garnered from the script):

  You are running on IE 3.2  Please upgrade.

That is, so this is dynamic content on my index.html page. Not that this appears on a new page.

hermand

use index.php instead.

ir4z0r

you have added the .php type in your httpd.conf then.
a possible solution is to add .html for php, too

from now on, all files are parsed with php, which may not be
wished, cause it may decrease performance

a better way would be to change your index file to index.php
(by editing httpd.conf)

roygordon

[changing index file to index.php]

This seems like the best idea. I did this on my home test-bed server and it works. Thank you!!!

But...

How can I do this for the real server that's hosting the site (a virtual domain).

On that server, you place your php scripts in one of the cgi directories.

So I assume:

(1) I don't have access to modifying httpd.conf

(2) That php is installed as CGI instead of an apache module.