[thelist] Switching file extensions from .html to .php, SEO consequences?

[raditha dissanayake]

Rich Points wrote:

>Howdy,
>I have a large site with .html file extensions.  I'm developing some database futures that will require the passing of hidden variables.  I will likely do this via php.  I haven't investigated this yet but I'll probably add a line in my .htacess file redirecting .html pages to their .php equivalent.  
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so why not use
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml .html
instead?

>I'm curious how Google will re-index the site.  I suspect this will cause my page rank to drop or disappear but don't I know for sure.  Frankly I'm terrified to see this project through.
>
>Has anyone done this out there?  I'm looking for advice for the best way to do this.  
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>Thanks
>
>--
>Rich Points
>Rich at RichPoints.com
>http://RichPoints.com
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