[geeks] Correct web page naming?

Joshua D Boyd jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu
Tue Jun 11 19:30:20 CDT 2002


On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 06:40:15PM -0400, Tim H. wrote:
> OK, attempting to do stuff right, is there any sort of protocol,
> ad-hoc or formalized, about when to name a file *.html and *.php?
> Apache doesn't care, and I really don't either, but if there is a
> Right Way I want to use it. I suppose I could just name them all
> default.htm. <duck> 

You suck if you do default.htm

The convention is that straight .html files, no dynamic content are
called .html.  Stuff that uses any php code is .php.  Stuff that uses
any ASP code should be .shit, but we are kinda than it deserves and go
with .asp.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd



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