I've never understood..

How some websites are .xhtml, .shm

all of those, yet they still function php?

You can do this with a Mod Rewrite to change the url to go to the original files (which would be the PHP file) but it can appear as any other file type.

I'm pretty sure you can change the php file extension in the php ini file too.

Originally Posted by sketchie You can do this with a Mod Rewrite to change the url to go to the original files (which would be the PHP file) but it can appear as any other file type. I'm pretty sure you can change the php file extension in the php ini file too.

Intresting, thanks

This usually involves some C++ as well.

I can think of 2 ways that is done.
1. mod_rewrite as mentioned earlier
2. Setup Apache (through .htaccess or httpd.conf) to handle (xhtml, shm, wml etc.) as PHP files.

.htaccess

Originally Posted by JamesW This usually involves some C++ as well.

wat?

Originally Posted by JamesW This usually involves some C++ as well.

Why do you need c++? My mind is blown.

You can rename the files to anything . Like ireally.smell . I'm sure the more humorous of you out there can do better :P

The easiest way I know how to do this is by editing the .htaccess file (in apache anyway).