Apache mod_rewrite doesn't care if the scripting language is Perl, PHP, Python, C variants, or any other language. It is a way the server converts and handles exchanges from files. You could modify your URL responses to be any extension you wish to use.

When outputing a different extension, the server needs to know how to handle that extension. Therefore, in Linux-variants you need to update your httpd.conf file so that the extension is understood. Much like this [ htm, html => pnd, tsf ] or whatever you choose. The point is any file extension can be used. One trick we use is to hide the server type for the less astute by changing the file extension to .exe.

If Apache is running on Windows or Mac then it will have the modifications set up somewhat differently.

[quot]I have a sign business and I am writing separate sites for each product and each keyword/phrase of each product. It is working well as far as ranking very well with search engines; however, I am very tempted to try a content management system to keep them organized. [/quot]

You are using a method the search engines provide advise upon. They suggest you do exactly as you are doing. Then you link all the alternate sites back to the main site and to each other. That helps you in more ways than one.

I would advise against moving your situation to a content management system. That action would hurt more than help. You are much better off doing what you do now. I actually employ that tactic and it works fine, but also gives people other ways to my main site without using "doorway" pages as so many think they need.

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Lee Roberts