One of our readers asked how to add .PHP file type to the New menu in Windows. I’ve created a REG file that adds a PHP File entry to the New menu in Windows (2000/XP/Vista).
Add PHP file type to the New menu
Copy the following code to Notepad, and save the file as phpnew.reg. Double-click the file to run it.
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.php]
@="phpfile"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.php\ShellNew]
"NullFile"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\phpfile]
@="PHP File"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\phpfile\shell\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\phpfile\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\windows\\NOTEPAD.EXE\" \"%1\""
Now right-click on an empty area on the Desktop, and click New. PHP File should be listed in the New menu.
Note: The above REG associates .PHP files with Notepad. If you need to use a different editor for PHP files, alter the path accordingly in the REG file, or directly edit the following registry key:
More Information
We have covered this earlier in the following articles:
Add items to the New menu manually
Adding and removing ShellNew entries in Vista
Add or remove entries in the New objects list using TweakUI
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