What is the difference between index.html and index.php?

Question

thanks for the answers..All of your answers helped me ....thanks....

Answer 1

Html -Hyper Text Markup Language

Php - Hypertext Pre Processor

Answer 2

index.html is an HTML file while index.php is a PHP file.

HTML file is just plaing simple HTML Code.

PHP file is a script which needs PHP Engine to Run on Server.

Answer 3

.html is a plain scripting language, but php is a scripting language for a more dynamic website

Answer 4

a html index is in html format and can be found be looking at the view source thing in most browsers. However a .php index is hidden and is in fact a totally different code. Basically php is like an all purpose code that tops everything but is really complex. I just know when i see .php that it means its like impossible to hack.

Answer 5

different scripting languages.  html is static, and php allows for dynamic web sites.

Answer 6

index.html, the home page is written in html.

index.php, the home page is written in php.