How do I turn my index page into a .php file?

and

Once you help me, how do I give you Talkupation?

Turning your index page into a .php file doesn't really have much to do with using GoDaddy.com as a host. All you have to do is save your file with the .php extension rather than the .html extension and then upload it to your server. Just doing that, however, isn't going to do much for you unless you're also going to use what PHP has to offer over HTML.

If you want to include actual PHP code in your file (you can even do it in an HTML file), you would insert the PHP in between the <?php and ?> tags. To learn about PHP, here is a site that gives a pretty good tutorial: http://www.tizag.com/phpT/

I recommend you rename the file to index.php

Yeah, that's just the thing.

I would have renamed it to index.php from the get-go, but...

I am using a SiteBuilder that saves files in .ims

and it doesn't give me an option to save it as a .php

Or maybe it does and I am a dumb person.

But, I am using SiteBuilder v2.0 if that helps anyone.

But probably not, considering you guys are perhaps all hand coders

Your server is going to have a list of file names that it will server out if the server isn't asked for a specific page (directory listing). Here is an example of a list.

index.htm
index.html
default.htm
default.html

if your server is running asp then the following might be added to the list

index.asp
index.aspx
default.asp
default.aspx

1. You need to verify you have PHP as an option
- try uploading a file called info.php and have the contents of the file be

<?php echo phpinfo(); ?>

2. using your browser go to http://yoursite.com/info.php

3. If you do have PHP the above page will tell you. Then look in your server admin area for that list I mentioned above and add index.php to the list

If you have difficulty after this your hosting company should be your next stop for help.

If you don't like your hosting company come back and take a look at what the people here like.

-Mike

nice, you got that solved for me in some very clear words. Thanks!

I'm struggling with the installation of some PHP scripts, which is why I asked.

They demand the homepage be .php for it to execute.