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boloco
boloco
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June 24, 2009
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Convert all html files to php files

  • June 24, 2009
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Hi there,

I have hundreds of pages .html in my local folder and I want to convert them to .php.

Is there any way to do this in a single shot instead of going to replace every ".html" with ".php"

Help please.

Thanks!

boloco

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Correct answer David_Powers

Exactly!

DwFAQ, I would appreciate you provide me the regular expression so I can try it in the future after I test it.

Actually, I'm with David. I'm just doing it patiently one by one with a some breaks so I don't go too crazy.

Thank you both of you for your input.

This question is for David.

David, can I run without downside html files on a dynamic site?

Thanks!

boloco


Certainly, you can run html files on a dynamic site. There are two possible scenarios:

  • The server is configured to treat .html files as .php files.
  • The .html files don't contain any PHP code.

In the first scenario, the server automatically passes all files to the PHP engine. If you're on shared hosting, your hosting company is unlikely to agree to this, but you can certainly ask.

In the second scenario, you can convert your files to .php as and when you add PHP code to a file. The problem with this approach is that URLs bookmarked by others will break each time you change. When creating a PHP site, I always use .php file name extensions, even if the page isn't dynamic, because it allows me to add PHP code at any stage later on.

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DwFAQ
DwFAQ
Participating Frequently
June 24, 2009

mac or pc?

If Mac use Automator.app just drag the Get Specified Finder Items action into your workflow then click the add button and add the files you want to rename into the list. After that add a Rename Finder Items action and select replace text from the dropdown option list and for find enter .html and for replace enter .php

Run the workflow and you'll have all the selected file extensions that previously had .html extension now renamed to .php

David_Powers
David_Powers
Inspiring
June 24, 2009

www.DwFAQ.info wrote:

Run the workflow and you'll have all the selected file extensions that previously had .html extension now renamed to .php

I haven't tried that, but renaming the files outside Dreamweaver will result in all internal page links breaking. Unfortunately, Dreamweaver doesn't have a feature that batch processes file renaming.

David_Powers
David_Powers
Inspiring
June 25, 2009

Just like with Automator relinking pages in DW is as easy as using find/replace. Open DW, go to find/replace, find .html and replace with .php and there ya go. That's what find/replace is used for isn't it - finding and replacing things

It is ok to run a static page with .php extension.


www.DwFAQ.info wrote:

Just like with Automator relinking pages in DW is as easy as using find/replace. Open DW, go to find/replace, find .html and replace with .php and there ya go. That's what find/replace is used for isn't it - finding and replacing things

Sure, but if you use that sledgehammer approach, you'll convert every external link that ends in .html, too. It's not quite as straightforward as you seem to think.

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