Can I use `.phtml` instead of `.php`

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I want to use .php extension for php that have a logic like functions.php, and for a html template file .phtml.

Is there way to use .phtml instead of .php extension? For example, sidepar.phtml, page.phtml and so on.

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  1. I’m going to echo all of the above comments & say it’s not a good practice to get into. You might want to borrow a convention from the PHPTemplate library used in Drupal and call your files something.tpl.php. That way it’s still a .php file, but you have an extra extension showing it’s a template.

  2. No, there is no such ability. Even more I wouldn’t recommend you to use .phtml extensions. Why? Because they won’t be interpreted as PHP files if you open them directly in the browser (for instance http://mysite.com/wp-content/theme/mytheme/single.phtml).

    So the best practice and good habit is to use .php extension for your templates.

  3. You can achieve this with .htaccess files by adding the line

    AddHandler php-cgi .phtml

    File Handling is actually done by your server and not php itself, so yes you can change the extensions to something custom.

    However as stated in a comment. I would only do this if you are not going to share your themes as most people wouldn’t be able to use it.

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