Extract text from PHP HTML templates (PHTML)
To convert PHTML templates to another format, you need Visual Studio Code or other Web software.
To convert other file formats to the "PHP Web Page" file type, you need software like Visual Studio Code or a similar tool.
A .PHTML file is a web page template that combines standard HTML presentation code with embedded PHP server-side scripting. These files are processed by a web server running a PHP engine to generate dynamic, data-driven web pages before delivering the final HTML code to the visitor's browser. They are heavily utilized by e-commerce platforms like Magento (Adobe Commerce) and the Laminas framework to cleanly separate application logic from visual layout.
You can open, view, and edit .PHTML files using code editors such as Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, or IDEs like PhpStorm. However, the primary disadvantage of this format is its strict reliance on a backend server. If you double-click a .PHTML file on a standard desktop, a web browser will either display raw, unformatted code or simply attempt to download the file again. To execute the code and view the page as intended, you must run it within a local server environment like XAMPP or MAMP.
Users typically convert .PHTML files to HTML or TXT to share static layouts with clients or non-developers. Be aware that converting to HTML offline simply renames the file; it does not execute the embedded PHP, meaning all dynamic functionality and server-fetched data will be lost or displayed as broken text tags.
Standard online converters fail with .PHTML files because they lack the specific database and server backend required to render the PHP code correctly. Just drag and drop your file onto convert.guru to identify the format, view the raw internal source code, and convert it when possible. Additionally, because some poorly configured servers mistakenly serve PDF or DOCX downloads with a .phtml extension, our analyzer will detect the true embedded format so you can easily rename and open your document.
Convert.Guru analyzes your PHTML file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted HTML, PO, PHAR and PHP files.
If you want to convert PHTML file to , you can use Visual Studio Code or similar software from the "Dynamic Web Page Template" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert files to PHTML, try Visual Studio Code or another comparable tool in the "Dynamic Web Page Template" category.
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 PHTML converter.