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Which is better?

[TonyMc]

Is it better to have your home link on the main navigation point to "domain.com" or to "domain.com/index.php"?

Thanks

Tony

[Eltiti]

The first! Don't specify the name (or the "technology") of the actual page, for two reasons.

1) Third parties (directories etc.) will likely use the "generic" form as well.

2) If you ever change, say, from PHP to ASP, you won't have to change a thing.

Actually, some people advocate the same principle for pages other than the home page: they'd use domain.com/topic/ rather than domain.com/topic.php