.html extension to .php extension code

almost_insane

Hello,
I used to have a host that used to run php on an Apache Module, but now my new host runs it as CGI Binary. They tell me that this means all php files should have to have a php extension, as they will not run .html extended files. :eek: :eek:

This was the code I used to use...

<?
if (file_exists("$page.html")):
include("$page.html");
else:
include("content.html");
endif;
?>

But now since it doesn't want a .html extension but a php extension, how do I convert them? I have already tried changing the code into this...

<?
if (file_exists("$page.php")):
include("$page.php");
else:
include("content.php");
endif;
?>

as well as changing all my other files into php, but it does not work for me. I really don't know what to do, and it's driving me insane. 😕

samudasu

How about starting by telling us if you're getting any error messages or what is happening when you open your page.

almost_insane

Whoops, I'm sorry. Well, when I open up the index.php page, it seems normal and also includes the content.html page. ?(Or in this case, content.php) However, when I click on the links, which the URLS are, for example:

index.php?page=links

The content.php page always seems to be showing up instead.

Weedpacket

It may have something to do with the issue covered as Question One in the Newbies' Forum FAQ.

DeathfireD

almost_insane wrote:
Whoops, I'm sorry. Well, when I open up the index.php page, it seems normal and also includes the content.html page. ?(Or in this case, content.php) However, when I click on the links, which the URLS are, for example:

index.php?page=links

The content.php page always seems to be showing up instead.

Use a case statment.

 <? switch($_GET['id'])
{
default:
case "news":
include "news.php";
break;

case  "contacts":
 include "contacts.php";
break;

}
?>

Past this where you want your content to go then use this as a link index.php?id=news and index.php?id=contacts

You can modify it any way you want this is just an example hope it helps.

almost_insane

Oh thank you. I will try that and see if it solves the problem.

Snake_PHP

try

<?
// pages name ..
$site_page_name = array("servers","host","chat","contact-us","fed");

$ExtFileHtml = "html";

IF ( ! isset ($open)){

include_once("home.$ExtFileHtml");

}elseif( empty ($_GET['open']) ){

include_once("home.$ExtFileHtml");

}elseif(! file_exists("./$_GET[open].$ExtFileHtml")){

echo " Not Found !";

}elseif (! in_array($_GET[open] , $site_page_name)){

echo " Not Found ! ";

}else{

include_once("$_GET[open].$ExtFileHtml");

}
?>

go ..

benkillin

You could try using a .htaccess file, I was able to get PHP to parse a CSS file by putting a .htaccess file with this directive in it:

"AddType application/x-httpd-php .css"

you can get html working with this method similarly:

"AddType application/x-httpd-php .html"

there is a drawback to this though: any SSI directives will not be processed.

I am unsure if your host allows/processes .htaccess files, but this may help.