html pages incorporating PHP

[agmorgan]

Good day

I want to use PHP code in a HTML page. Can this be done or do I have to call it a .php rather than a .html ?

The reason this is an issue os because I want to use data base information on the home page.. I tried to do it but when I view the html page nothing comes up, I am assuming this is because the server is not aware or looking for PHP code ?

thanks

[bradgrafelman]

agmorgan wrote:

Can this be done or do I have to call it a .php rather than a .html ?

While you could technicaly force your webserver to parse files ending in .html for PHP code, this wouldn't be very efficient at all.

So, basically, yes, if you want to use PHP code, you have to use the .php file extension.