# Change html page to PHP

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/change-html-page-to-php/54494>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [February 18, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/change-html-page-to-php/54494 "2026-02-18T20:33:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Cablecar69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@Cablecar69](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Cablecar69)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/change-html-page-to-php/54494/1 "2026-02-18T20:33:35Z")

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Im going round the bend.

I have a single page website which when set up was html. I now need it to be php to use the cms. Bot said to change to .php in settings which i did but when i put the cms element in i get a load of code at the top of the site which it was suggested beacsue the page is still html…confirmed on the server.

Duplicating the page does the same and when adding a new page i cant copy over the elements.

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/change-html-page-to-php/54494/2 "2026-02-18T20:38:02Z")

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Manually delete the html version on the server

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**Author:** ![Cablecar69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@Cablecar69](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Cablecar69)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/change-html-page-to-php/54494/3 "2026-02-18T20:42:05Z")

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ive found it…. had to change it in the actual page inspector.