Can I include a PHP file in an SHTML file and store the result in a SHTML variable?

Question

I want to include a PHP file in an SHTML file and store the result in a SHTML variable and include different things depending on the result.

Example:
Assume the PHP

Answer 1

The way to execute PHP on a .shtml page is to modify your .htaccess file. This file may be hidden, so depending upon your FTP program you may have to modify some settings to see it. Then you just need to add this line for .shtml:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .shtml

If you only plan on including the PHP on one page, it is better to setup this way:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .shtml

This code will only make the PHP executable on the yourpage.shtml file, and not on all of your shtml pages.