Bram Moolenaar wrote: > > Dave Hodder wrote: > >> Vim presently associates *.phtml files with PHP/FI (a.k.a. PHP 2) syntax >> highlighting, although realistically I doubt anybody uses it[1][2]. >> Instead, the "php" filetype handles PHP versions 3 and above. >> >> Increasingly, however, I believe the ".phtml" extension is used by PHP >> 5-based web applications. For example, apps based on the Zend Framework >> typically use it for the "view" part of front controller MVC. >> >> I have the following suggestion: >> >> 1. Remove syntax/phtml.vim. >> >> 2. Change *.phtml association in filetype.vim to associate with php >> filetype instead. >> >> 3. Amend synmenu.vim so there's only one PHP menu item, just called >> "PHP". This might also be a good time to update "Cold Fusion" to >> "ColdFusion" (no space in name). >> >> Many Thanks, >> >> Dave >> >> [1] It was released in 1995, the same time we were all being wowed by >> Netscape Navigator 1.1! :o) PHP 3 superseded it in 1997. >> [2] >> http://www.nexen.net/chiffres_cles/phpversion/17377-php_statistics_for_july_2007.php#versions > > > I don't know about the use of PHP in .phtml files. I thought they were > always called *.php. Opinions?
I've seen .phtml used for php3 and php4. In addition, googling a bit revealed that the common use of .phtml _is_ for PHP. I'd vote for merging .phtml with .php > > I don't delete an existing syntax file unless it is completely useless. > -- http://ilya-sher.org/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
