Disable auto php suffix

[pmjd (Paul Dennison)]

Found a thread from 2019 which looks very relevant for your question.

Don’t know if you’ve been using tidy links but if you had life could be a lot easier for your changes

Updating site from HTML to PHP - SEO and backlinks

I am doing a major rebuild of a large (over 175 pages) website with a new theme and better mobile responsiveness. The basic structure will remain the same. Instead of HTML, I am considering using PHP as my default extension and index.php as my filename on all pages. Apparently, this would not significantly slow performance and my site would be better prepared for addons or other items for future functionalities. Of course, I would be removing the current website from the server before uploading…