my coding with PHP/MySQL and was wondering

[hannah]

Hello guies,
I do the majority of my coding with PHP/MySQL and was wondering how this effects SEO. Many of my pages will display information dynamically from a database. Do the bots see the PHP, or the HTML that it outputs?
Also, like any other lazy PHP coder, I tend to use variables in my URL to decrease coding time. For instance, if I have an article.php file which displays an article based on the var aid, will each article be indexed? If I link to these articles on a static page will they be indexed? What other things should I consider when coding in PHP for SEO?

thanks for your answers.
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[ABRAHM]

Do the bots see the PHP, or the HTML that it outputs?

What does your browser see? A bot is a browser.

For intance, if I have an article.php file which displays an article based on the var aid, will each article be indexed?

Different engines do different things and different people will tell you different things (b/c they were told by somebody else). Some say Google will support up to one query string variable (eg, ?aid=4, but not ?ai -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[master]

if you have some important BLs you will get indexed even if your site is dynamic, however, like davidb2002 said, you should use mod rewrite -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --