note 68745 added to tutorial.firstpage

From: Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:12:57 +0000
Subject: note 68745 added to tutorial.firstpage
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On Windows, if file extensions can be hidden, you may not SEE that you have accidently saved a file as 'Text Documents' (and that the browser has added '.txt' to the end of your 'page.html', resulting in 'page.html.txt'.) You still see only 'page.html' even though it's really 'page.html.txt'. Also, if you try to rename it, it won't work because it's not overwriting the '.txt' part and not changing the filetype. By the way, the hiding of file extensions is ALSO a way malicious crackers get you to click on an executable virus, fooling you into thinking it's an innocent document. You should always be able to view the extensions of all files on your system. To view all extensions, open Internet Explorer. Click the 'Tools' menu, then 'Folder Options'. In the dialog box that appears, click the 'View' tab. In the 'Advanced Settings Box', scroll down to 'Hide extensions for known file types' and click the checkbox next to it to REMOVE THE CHECKMARK. Click the 'Apply to All Folders' button near the top of the dialog. This may or may not take a few minutes. Then click the 'OK' button to close the dialog. Now, if something accidentally gets saved as the wrong filetype, resulting in another file extension automatically appended to the one you typed, you will see it and be able to rename it. Of course, a badly-named file can be renamed simply by using 'Save As' and saving it as the proper filetype, but if you can't see the file extension, you may not know that is the problem. Also, renaming is easier than opening, resaving as a new filetype, and then deleting the old version! ---- Server IP: 64.71.164.2 Probable Submitter: 66.189.64.240 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/tutorial.firstpage.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/68745 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68745/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68745/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68745/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68745/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68745/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68745/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/68745 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/68745 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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