How do I associate a file that doesn't have an extension to be color coded as PHP? My configuration under Tools -> File Associations is:

*.inc;*.inc4;*.inc5;*.php;*.php3;*.php5;*.phtml;*

...but that doesn't work.

I would like to do this to create "friendly URL's" and using forcetype in Apache, I can accomplish this much simpler than ZF type rewrite rules.

I have seen a couple of other posts on this topic but no resolution. Please help. (it used to work in previous versions of PHPed but doesn't now.)

Thanks,

PhpEd's highlighting is fully based on the extension of the file. Afaik there is no other way to force it to highlight in a specific language.
Can't you temporarily give the file an extension?

I thought that's what the File Association setting is supposed to do, highlight files of a certain type. I used to be able to put in *, or *., but that doesn't work anymore. Even putting in just the filename, like "view", doesn't work. I personally think there is something going on with PHPed and the file association that exists on the OS level. The only workaround I've found is to create a symbolic link between the file with a .php extension and one without (example: view.php -> view).

Like I said though, this used to work in previous versions but doesn't anymore.

Thanks for your response.

To anyone that is looking to have files with no extension recognized as php:

I migrated operating systems to Windows 8 - and at the same time upgraded to the latest PhpED - so really was frustrated that my no-extension files no longer syntax highlighted. (I moved all my old roaming/nusphere data to the new OS)

I looked here and found this thread where the OP said adding * didn't work. I'm sure in my various attempts to edit associations, it didn't work for me.

But I found this thread:

http://forum.nusphere.com/how-do-i-make-phped-recognize-files-without-php-as-php-t3229.html?highlight=associate

So just tried it again and it DID work. So persevere lol