php or html for seo?

Hi there,

i am curious about that. Does there is a difference when you promote a php website rather than an html ? which format is better ?

For myself i would say... html because i dont know php but i wait for the experts to tell.thanks guys

 

No difference .. Both output html to the SE and users..

You can use mod rewrite to make php display with a .html

Query strings can be the only problem.

 

great, thanks for the tips gabs

 

using a CMS like joomla is great for SEO .

 

Whats the connection between joomla and php/html? I dont see...

 

there is big connection , Joomla is in PHP .

 

It's up to you.
If you need any programming in your site then use php otherwise use html.
There is no difference for seo.

 

Using a CMS is faster , easier and more neat.

 

thanks, my site is mostly information and i dont need php, i'll do with html!

 

my personal view is php is better because you can do more with it, altho that does not give u any advantage in the SERPS over someone using html, its easy to update, and u can have more fun with php.

 

Definately do php, even if you plan on building your site in html just use a different file extension. It's best to put your header, navigation, and footer in an includes.

 

yes, thats the point i was trying to make about its quicker.

it saves u a lot of time by not having to re-type all the menu, header & footer out on each new page you create.

it also saves time when u want to add an item to the menu, imagine how much time u will spend updating the menu on 100 pages? with a php include u only have to edit 1 file and all pages with that includes in update.

 

exactly. it is also very good for SEO

 

I somehow prefer to see .html extension on my website though, .php just seems a bit unprofessional...

Thats just my opinion...

 

shtml is the best substitute for html. Then again it depends on what you can do with php to determine which is better for you.

 

I've kicked myself on a few sites that I created in html....as time moves on I've wanted to implement more but could only do so under php.

Have tried to rewrite .htaccess file to have .html displayed while using php...can't seem to get it to work properly...very frustrating.

Live and Learn.

 

css fills the same shoes doesn't it?

 

yes pretty much

 

theres more of this here:
dynamic websites for newbies
http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=54046

 

Alberta, do you mean html within php files?

or .html pages and .php pages both working fine on the server.

If it is the second one, I can grab my .htaccess details, mine works fine and I show both files on the same server.

Brad