.htm .html .shtml and what is .ehtml

[Angie]

I know these .htm .html .shtml but I was checking my credit report on equifax and it had a page .ehtml. What is .ehtml used for?

[Colmike7]

"EHTML (or Extended HTML) can be described as a set of custom elements that you can put on HTML page for different purposes and use cases. The main idea and goal of this library is to provide a convenient way to get rid of JavaScript code on the client side as much as it's possible for basic and routine stuff."

[TheButcher]

When I started out .htm was the way to go, then it became .html

[Colmike7]

When I started out .htm was the way to go, then it became .html

Yeah, but a long time ago when there were old OSes is about the only time where .htm was useful (Some could only do 3 letter extensions and had character limits in file names) but it doesn't really matter anymore.

[TheButcher]

I didn’t know the reason for it but in the late 1990’s it was htm

[monsta]

.html will load before other extensions

[fantastico]

the ehtml is new to me too

[DonMK]

ehtml is news to me too. The shit I pick up reading threads here is amazing man.

[calista]

.htm was the thing back when I started out

[britporn_mike]

No one uses .htm today it's .html now

[nudelinks]

Always been using html for my index and inner pages not htm.

[JBX]

Live and learn, ehtml is news to me.

[HeidiHoe]

I didn’t know the reason for it but in the late 1990’s it was htm

It might had something to do with the popularity with frontpage which published with the htm extension.

[HeidiHoe]

.html will load before other extensions

I think you can set the order in your server settings

[Colmike7]

I didn’t know the reason for it but in the late 1990’s it was htm

It might had something to do with the popularity with frontpage which published with the htm extension.

I also think back in the day people were paranoid with rules that were outdated even then. Like no caps/spaces in file names, only three characters for extensions, don't make file names too long, etc. But I've never had any of those issues unless it's something like character limit on a Commodore 64 (and Vic 20s, but those aren't as cool.)... :p