how can i chage html files to PHP files?

need to change html to php for my site

[Ericksito]

Parse error: parse error in /home/content/E/r/i/Erick/html/index2.php on line 128

This what i get when i rename it?

[Robino]

Is PHP installed on your server?

[Ericksito]

nope I just have Databases
That i used it for PHPBB Forums

Where can i get it?

[jatar_k]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld Ericksito,

what is the actual code on line 128?

maybe add a line or two before as well and indicate which is line 128

I am guessing that if you are getting parser errors then php is installed.

[Ericksito]

I'm adding a news ticker and Whois online

the code is <?php include "ticker.php";?>

[jatar_k]

is that the whole error that it gave?
Just "Parse error ....."

is the rest of the page just html?

What if you call ticker.php directly in your browser? anything happen?

[tqatsju]

should be

<?php
include("ticker.php");
?>

also remember you have to have ticker.php in the same directory as the file above or php will not find ticker.php

[jatar_k]

<?php include "ticker.php";?>

or

<?php
include("ticker.php");
?>

will function exactly the same. The parentheses are not required and the inline format is also fine.

[ogletree]

You should keep your .html files if they are indexed in Google there is no reason to lose all that. Just put

AddType text/x-server-parsed-html .shtml .html .htm

in your .htaccess file.

[Ericksito]

How do i create a .htacess i think i delelet from frontpage?

[ogletree]

go to the root of your site create a text file with the name .htaccess and you are done. If you are on windows just create a htaccess file and ftp it to your server then rename it in your ftp program to .htaccess

.htaccess does not work on windows based servers.

[Ericksito]

oh i got the file so now a just add addtype .html stml.