[RESOLVED] Why do some webpages have no extensions?

[narutodude000]

Like www.example.com/folder/file instead of www.example.com/folder/file.html

[Jarrod1937]

Those sites are using url rewriting, and are more than likely using mod_rewrite:
http://www.workingwith.me.uk/articles/scripting/mod_rewrite

Though i've seen google mention in one of their videos that they prefer rewrites to still use a related extension, so that they don't have to guess what type of output it'll give. So if you do rewriting i'd suggest adding a html extension or something related to it.

[sohguanh]

Those sites are using url rewriting, and are more than likely using mod_rewrite:
http://www.workingwith.me.uk/articles/scripting/mod_rewrite

Though i've seen google mention in one of their videos that they prefer rewrites to still use a related extension, so that they don't have to guess what type of output it'll give. So if you do rewriting i'd suggest adding a html extension or something related to it.

Besides URL re-write, there are scenarios where URL is not supposed to return a HTML page so as to speak. Imagine it is written to answer web browser Ajax calls ? So the return is in XML message format so the extension is not needed.

[narutodude000]

Thanks, I was just curious.