Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your PHP file.
You'll see a preview.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to save your file in the format you want.
Convert PHP to another file type
The converter easily converts your PHP scripts to various formats - free and online. No PHP or or other Developer software needed.
PHP to PDF
PHP to PC2
PHP to ALIAS
PHP to PS
PHP to PPMA
PHP to PI6
PHP to SCT
PHP to PGM
PHP to RAW
PHP to RPF
PHP to PI2
PHP to PS3
Convert a file to PHP
To convert other file formats to the "Web Source Code" file type, you need software like PHP or a similar tool.
About PHP files
A .PHP file is primarily a web script written for the PHP Hypertext Preprocessor. Developers use these files to build dynamic web pages, connect to databases, and manage server-side logic. You can open and edit the raw code using software like VS Code or Notepad++. To actually execute the code, you need a web server environment like XAMPP. However, everyday users frequently encounter .PHP files by accident. When you download a document or a video from a website, the server often uses a PHP script to deliver the file. If the website server has missing Content-Disposition headers or your browser glitches, the file saves as download.php instead of its true format. You are left with a file you cannot open, and the contents might actually be a PDF, ZIP, or MP4 hidden inside a .PHP container. Converting a .PHP file depends entirely on its actual contents. If it is standard source code, convert it to TXT for safe sharing or reading without triggering antivirus warnings. If you suspect it is a misnamed download, do not blindly guess the extension. Just drag and drop your file here to analyze and convert it - free, online, and without installing software. We will identify the true internal format and extract it to PDF, ZIP, or whatever it was supposed to be.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your PHP file.
If you want to convert PHP file to SGD, MYR, HTML, HTM, CSS, JS, ASP, ASPX, JSP, JSPX or PY, you can use PHP or similar software from the "Server-Side Web Script" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert RSS, CSS, CGI, SITEMAP, PL, WEBMANIFEST, JSON, JS, XML, HTML, ICO or HTM files to PHP, try PHP or another comparable tool in the "Server-Side Web Script" category.
The PHP Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our PHP converter.