How to open php suffix file

.PHP file extension?

You are here because you have files with a file extension ending in .php. Files with file extension .php can only be launched through specific applications. It's possible that .php files are data files rather than files or media, which means they aren't viewable at all. (Related tutorial recommendations: php video tutorial)

What is a .PHP file? The .php extension in the

file is called a PHP source code file, and these PHP files implement the interactive functions of dynamic Web pages. The content of a PHP file is a set of hypertext preprocessor code that allows a web page to collect information entered by the viewer, process that data, store it into a specified server's database and retrieve details from the web server's specific database. The PHP engine that is installed in the web server parses the PHP code stored in the PHP file and the corresponding HTML data is dynamically displayed to the observer. Microsoft Notepad can be used to open and view PHP code stored in .php files.

How to open .PHP file?

Exit the .php file, or any other file on your computer, and double-click it. If your file associations are set up correctly, it means the application to open your .php file will open it. This is possible, you may need to download or purchase the correct app. It's also possible that you have the correct application on your PC, but the .php file isn't associated with it yet. In this case, when you try to open a .php file, you can tell Windows that the application is correct for that file. From this point on, opening a .php file will open the correct application.

A word of caution

Be careful not to rename extension .php files, or any other files. This does not change the file type. Only special conversion software can change one file from one file type to another.

What is a file extension?

A file extension is a set of three or four characters at the end of the file name, in this case, .php. The file extension tells you what type of file it is and tells Windows which programs can open it. Windows often associates a default program with each file extension so that when you double-click the file, the program launches automatically. When the program is no longer on your PC, sometimes you can get an error when you try to open the related file.

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