Changing the file kind's description
On my MacBook Pro running Leopard, I have several PHP files whose kind in Finder is displayed as "HTML Document". When I display the "Get Info" pop-up for a PHP file, the Kind field under General is not editable.
I would like to change the file's kind description from "HTML Document" to "PHP Source File". I have done a lot of digging and searching via Google to find a solution to this and I have not found anything that describes how to do this.
Is there a way under OS X to change the file kind description?
Hello jk:
I do not use those files, but I suggest you do a Google search on "PHP." There is a lot of information there.
Barry
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