PHP Include

[Mike]

Hi there,

I read somewhere on this site that search engines only browse a page upto a certain point, and then stop.

So, I have a massive list of links before any of my content which will probably get my ranking down, as the links are just categories and not many contain keywords.

I have decided to use a PHP include for this, but I would like to know if the links are still classed as incoming if I do that? And if they will be seen just the same as if they were in the actual html.

Would anyone help me please?

Thanks,
Mike

[Chris]

PHP includes are server side. They in no way shape or form affect search engines.

[Mike]

So if I include a file which 'echos' the HTML I want - will it just be the same as if I put the HTML in the original file?

[Percept]

Yep, it will Mike.

[Mike]

Thanks you two...

May as well do this as it doesn't affect search engine results.

Mike