Filenames (was [Sussex] html and stuff)

[Gareth Ablett]

> Geoff spake:
> 
> >Type that lot into a text editor (notepad if you're on windows) and
> then save
> >it as first.htm
> 
> Just a thought....  Is there any standard for the file extension that
> should be used for html files?
> I don't know, but I would expect that the original extension would be
> .html which may have been corrupted by the MS desire for a 8.3
character
> file name.
> 
> Anyone like to shed some more educated light on this?
> 
> Dominic
> 
> 
Other then knowing standards which Geoff will probably come up with a 
good answer.

The extension of the file is interpreted by the server so if apache 
has the format of .blinkythebear in its system as the default then 
all pages with that extension can be used as html or what ever it 
is set as. Hence making it possible to use .php .asp ect.

I would of though the standards would prefer .html though.

Gareth Ablett
Systems Developer

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