Converting Static HTML Site to PHP so I can run WordPress

  • I’m a newbie and am having problems with installing WordPress on an existing site. I’ve been told in the installation problem forum to contact my host and tell them to set the default to index.php.
    What happens to my existing site with multiple pages if I do this? How do I convert everything over simply?
    Thanks

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  • If you don’t currently have index.php as a possible home page then that is true. Make it the first item in the list for better WordPress performance.

    If you are on a Linux server then you need to make 301 (SEO friendly) redirects from all old pages to each of the new pages. If you don’t do this then it can take months to have all of the new pages recognized by the search engines. Use the .htaccess file to do this most efficiently.

    Hope it helps…
    Michael
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