httaccess & php to .htm extensions

[webrew]

I know its been debated in the past but I've checked competitors pages and all but a very extreme few have .php pages indexed in the serps. I've heard complaints that php pages once again haven't been getting indexed.

My httaccess file has been changed to read them as .htm with:

RemoveHandler .html .htm
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .htm .html

(cannot leave without any extension in Macromedia MX) I'm using a remote testing server.

Does anyone have advice? Haven't .htm's won an edge since php is viewed as dynamic/pulling from database and more manipulatable?

[jdMorgan]

webrew,

Welcome to WebmasterWorld!

This is really an SEO question, and may not get a lot of attention here in a technical forum.

However, there is no advantage or disadvantage to any particular filetype -- you can make up your own if you like, as long as the MIME-type is valid.

What does matter is that you limit the number of query string parameters and their length. A single parameter is not usually a problem, but three or more are an SEO risk, IMO. That accounts for all the interest in search-engine-friendly URLs [google.com] we see here.

Jim