Re: .php file extension in browsers
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Re: .php file extension in browsers

From: Oli Filth <catch@olifilth.co.uk>
Date: Tue Oct 04 2005 - 02:25:35 CEST

Rationem said the following on 03/10/2005 23:45:
> Not true.
>
> Although the PHP is parsed through the server, a file with the
> (generally) 'php' extension is sent to the client with HTML.
>
> IE understands that the .php extension contains HTML markup (as
> processed by the server).
>
> By the same token, IE knows that (for instance) .jpg is not going to
> look pretty in ASCII so it shows a download box.
>
> Opera believes that PHP files are not viewable and, therefore, is
> offering you the chance to download it.
>

Well, that's gibberish...

-- 
Oli
Received on Tue Oct 18 02:31:10 2005