Opening a PHP File

The PHP file type is primarily associated with PHP.

PHP	File extension: PHP
	File type:	web page

What is a PHP file?

PHP files mostly belong to PHP by The PHP Group. A PHP file is a dynamic web page written in PHP (HyperText Preprocessor), previously named Personal Home Page scripting language. It contains application business logic, database (usually MySQL) queries, and markup written in HyperText Markup Language (HTML). PHP interpreter usually renders the contents of a PHP script to HTML. The interpreter can also execute such scripts in a shell environment. Apart from web pages, PHP scripts on a web server may also return only JSON responses to clients or handle redirects. In some cases, a PHP server may rename the extension of a downloaded resource (e.g. video clip) to PHP.

How to open a PHP file

You need a suitable software like PHP to open a PHP file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your PHP file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a PHP file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How do you convert PHP files to JPG, PDF, HTML, DOC, ...

If you want to convert or edit a PHP file, you can use our free Online PHP File Converter (powered by Convert.Guru):

To do so, click the "Choose your .php file to view this image" button above.
Your PHP file will then be displayed in the browser.
Now click on "Save as..." at the top of the page.
Then click the file format (e.g. PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
Your file will be converted and downloaded.

Programs that open and convert PHP files:

PHP by The PHP Group
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. PHP files are often referred to as PHP web (source)s because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
7-Zip (compressed data) by Igor Pavlov
7-Zip is a cross-platform data compression program with encryption support. It can decompress and unpack a PHP file saved in ZIP format. This file format is classified as Compressed. Related links: ZIP (file format)
Acrobat (document) by Adobe
Acrobat is a cross-platform program for creating, editing, reading, and signing PDF documents. It can open a PHP file saved in PDF format. This file format is classified as Page Layout. Related links: What is a PDF
Creatacard (quick prints project) by Broderbund
Createacard is a discontinued greeting card and calendar design software for Windows desktop. It saves quick prints projects in PHP files. This file format is classified as Page Layout.
PhotoParade (slideshow) by Callisto
PhotoParade is a discontinued slideshow authoring and presentation software. It uses a PHP or a 4PP file to save a slideshow. This file format is classified as Page Layout. Related links: XnView
Picture It! Publishing (image) by Microsoft
Picture It! Publishing is a discontinued digital image editor for Windows desktop. It saves an image editing project in a PHP file. This file format is classified as Raster Image.
Sublime (web page) by Sublime
Sublime is a cross-platform source code and plain text editor. It provides syntax highlighting and prediction for PHP programming language. This file format is classified as Web (source). Related links: PHP
VLC (video clip) by VideoLAN
VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming application. It can play a PHP file saved in MP4 format. This file format is classified as Video. Related links: MPEG-4 Part 14

PHP file format details:

The file format, which is the arrangement and type of data in a file, determines which program can open the file. Each file format has a unique extension and almost always a unique signature. For example, Microsoft Word documents have the extension .docx and the signature (usually the first 3 characters in this file) PK. However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Our evaluation of the PHP files is as follows:

PHP is a very common file type and is used by different programs with different formats. The two most common formats are as follows:

40% of all PHP files are associated with PHP source. These files contain text and words, not binary data. PHP files can be up to 650 KB in size, but are often around 270 bytes - 26 KB. The file type is relatively new. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as <?php. The following filename is common: Index.php. These files are attributed to config, login, install, activation, model, propstory, settings, pegasus, process, request, shell, auth and user.
15% of all PHP files internally utilize the PDF file format. PDF is short for Portable Document Format, is a file format to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. These are binary files, so they do not contain words or text. PHP files are between 52 KB and 2 MB in size. Files like these are about pluginfile, image, view, download, passport, payslip and html.

All other PHP files (45%) have different formats, frequently e.g. Photoparade Slideshow, HTML, JFIF, DOC, MP4, ZIP, UTF-8, PNG, JSON and extends. The category is blade, display, data, contact, print, video, card, crop or edit. You can get all the details of your PHP file by dragging it onto this page or by clicking the button "Choose your .php file to view this image" above.

Technical Data for PHP File Extension

File classification:

Web (source)

Related files:

plugin, blade, pnp, phps, hph, axd, retrievecachedpdf, pfp, phf, phd, virus, phtml, index, check, zehra - cennetten iek, html, gif89a, pdfprint, twig, htaccess, po, session, phar

Related links:

PHP

Mime type:

application/x-httpd-php, text/x-php, application/octet-stream

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: cta_extension_progid, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Document, AppName: Dreamweaver MX

ProgramID: cta_extension_progid, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Document, AppName: Picture It!
EXEFile: Pip.exe

ProgramID: GraphicsConverterPro.php, FileType: Adobe PhotoParade, AppName: GraphicsConverter-reg
EXEFile: GraphicsConverter.exe

ProgramID: Microsoft Picture It! Publishing Project, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Publishing Project, AppName: Picture It! 2001

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.7, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Document, AppName: AceHTML 5 Freeware Executable
EXEFile: acehtml.exe

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.7, FileType: Microsoft Picture It! Document, AppName: Picture It! 7.0
EXEFile: pip.exe

ProgramID: PhotoParade.Album, FileType: PhotoParade Album, AppName: PhotoParade
EXEFile: PhotoParade.exe

ProgramID: PHPEdit.File, FileType: PHPEdit File, AppName: Dreamweaver MX
EXEFile: Dreamweaver.exe

ProgramID: phpfile, AppName: Dreamweaver MX
EXEFile: Dreamweaver.exe

ProgramID: phpfile, FileType: PHP3 File, AppName: AceHTML 5 Freeware Executable
EXEFile: acehtml.exe

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType, FileType: Broderbund Easy Prints Type, AppName: American Greetings 8.0

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType, FileType: Broderbund Easy Prints Type, AppName: American Greetings CreataCard 6.0
EXEFile: agccard.exe

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType, FileType: Broderbund Easy Prints Type, AppName: American Grettings CreataCard 7.0
EXEFile: agccard.exe

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType, FileType: Broderbund Easy Prints Type, AppName: Broderbund Premium Print Application

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType, FileType: Broderbund Easy Prints Type, AppName: PrintMaster 15.0
EXEFile: pmw.exe

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType, FileType: Broderbund Quick Prints Type, AppName: ps10

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType, FileType: Broderbund Quick Prints Type, AppName: PS11
EXEFile: PS11.exe

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType, FileType: Broderbund Quick Prints Type, AppName: The Print Shop 12.0
EXEFile: lem.exe

ProgramID: cta_extension_progid
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 2002\Pip.exe

ProgramID: cta_extension_progid
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 2002\Pip.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft Picture It! Publishing Project
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! PhotoPub\Pip.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.7
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 7\pip.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.9
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Picture It! 9\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: PhotoParade.Album
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhotoDeluxe HE 3.0\PhotoParade Player\PhotoParade.exe %1

ProgramID: PhotoParade.Album
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhotoDeluxe HE 3.1\PhotoParade Player\PhotoParade.exe %1

ProgramID: PHPEdit.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WaterProof PHPEdit\PHPEdit.exe %1

ProgramID: phpfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\GridinSoft\PHP Processor\Editor.exe %1

ProgramID: phpfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX 2004\Dreamweaver.exe %1

ProgramID: phpfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Dreamweaver.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\AGCREA~1\AGCCard.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\PRINTM~1\pmw.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType
EXEFile: D:\BRODER~1\AGCREA~1\agccard.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\BUSINE~1\bcc.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\The Print Shop 20\tps.exe %1

ProgramID: PhotoParade.Album
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\PhotoDeluxe Home Edition 4.0\PhotoParade Player\PhotoParade.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\PROFES~1\pppbl.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.7
EXEFile: rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %1

ProgramID: phpfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\macromedia\dreamweaver mx 2004\dreamweaver.exe %1 does not exist.

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\HPSelect\PS12\THEPRI~1\ps.exe %1

ProgramID: Home Publishing.PrintProject
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Home Publishing 2000\hpub.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Picture It! Premium 10\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: pnpphpfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\A Tech Group\Professional Notepad\notepad.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~2\AGCREA~1\agccard.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\THEPRI~1\ps.exe %1

ProgramID: XnView.Image
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\XnView\xnview.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\THEPRI~3\pspw.exe %1

ProgramID: phpfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PHP Expert Editor\phpxedit.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.9
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Microsoft Picture It! 9\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: Dev-PHP
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dev-PHP\devphp.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\THEPRI~1\PS11.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PrintMaster 16\pm.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\HPSelect\PRINTS~1\THEPRI~1\ps11.exe %1

ProgramID: PhotoParade.Album
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhotoParade\PhotoParade.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\The Print Shop 21\tps.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWQuickPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\THEPRI~1\ps10.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.11
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Digital Image 2006\pi.exe %1

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Scrapbook Designer\scrapbook.exe %1

ProgramID: Microsoft Picture It! Publishing Project
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Dreamweaver.exe

ProgramID: Microsoft.Picture.It.Document.10
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Digital Image 10\pi.exe

ProgramID: Php
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\apache2triad\PHP\bin\PHP.exe

ProgramID: EdHTMLFile_6
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Binboy\EdHTMLv5.0\EdHTML.exe

ProgramID: PHPEditFile.PHP
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\WaterProof\PHPEdit\PHPEdit.exe

ProgramID: DelphiForPHPFiles
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\CodeGear\Delphi for PHP\1.0\delphiforphp.EXE

ProgramID: PHPEdit.File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\EDITEUR\PHP\PHPEDI~1.6\PHPEdit.exe

ProgramID: Notepad++_file
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Notepad++\notepad++.exe

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PrintMaster Platinum 17\PMW.exe

ProgramID: PMWEasyPrintsType
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\BRODER~1\PRINTM~1\pgcd.exe

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a php web page is a special file format by The PHP Group and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with PHP files

Associate the PHP file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open web pages. Because only the current version supports the latest PHP file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the The PHP Group manufacturer website after an available PHP update.
To make sure that your PHP file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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