php

[whiskymac]

When building my website up until now I have used basic html format, should I stay with this or do you think I should change document type to php in future websites..

whiskymac........

[Linda Buquet]

PHP is not just a doc type it's a whole other language. No reason to change unless you need PHP programming for some type of functionality you can't get otherwise. Just stick with HTML.

[webcopywriter]

I guess using PHP is more beneficial if you are using wordpress as a CMS. It is part of the coding system in Wordpress. Why do you want to change it?

[whiskymac]

Not realy looking to change m8 just trying to upgrade my skills (lol) had noticed that a lot of websites had been php, but did not realy look into it in any great detail thought I would ask for opinions.
Thanks for taking the time to both.

[seo-affiliate]

Two pieces of php code that you may find helpful are:

1. The 301 redirect code, which will allow you to mask affiliate URL's

2. php include - which makes making sites updates easier.

There are several free resources out there where you can learn how to implement those in your site.

Just remember, if you already have a website and you want to change it to php, you could lose any SEO value you have on the pages that are .html or .htm pages unless you do a server side redirect - which is a bit more involved than php coding. If the traffic isnt that great, then it may not matter to you.

Hope that helps.

Anthony

[webcopywriter]

Originally Posted by whiskymac

Not realy looking to change m8 just trying to upgrade my skills (lol) had noticed that a lot of websites had been php, but did not realy look into it in any great detail thought I would ask for opinions.
Thanks for taking the time to both.

Hi,

I think you could even use PHP for dummies, Lynda Tutorials For PHP or even W3C Programming tutorials on the w3c site.

I hope that helps.

WebCopyWriter

[KenDoIt]

I would HIGHLY recommend changing to php extension at the very least. This gives you the flexibility to add includes down the road if you choose to. Do you know what is meant by and include?

[windows7]

If your website is just has static content there is no point of doing in php, php is a sever side coding language and its needed only if you have extra logic or dynamic content