There are many reasons to parse HTML files as PHP. Some webmasters do it because they are converting an old static website into a dynamic website and don’t want to lose pagerank. Other websites do it because search engines favor web pages with .html endings. Still others do it for security reasons.

Fortunately, parsing HTML files as PHP easily accomplished on Linux Apache via the use of an htaccess file.

One of the main reasons that people are hesitant to make drastic changes or significant updates and upgrades to their websites is fear of downtime. After all, many businesses and individuals use their websites as their sole method of generating income or selling products. And downtime can cause a website to miss out on sales, affiliate income, and new visitors.

How can this problem be remedied?