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PGGO
December 20, 2013, 07:38 PM
Flynax script has two options:

1. URs with .html
2. URLs with forward slash (/)


Why not to include a 3rd option with extension-less URLs? They are more user friendly.

Examples:
www.flynax.com/features.html (http://www.flynax.com/features.html) - .html
www.flynax.com/features/ (http://www.flynax.com/features/) - forward slash
www.flynax.com/features (http://www.flynax.com/features) - extension-less

Wei Hong
December 21, 2013, 12:25 AM
I think the option 2 and the 3rd one that you suggested are the same

PGGO
February 25, 2014, 05:09 AM
The 3rd option has no forward slash (/) - called extension-less URL.

Here is a great article explaining why we should avoid file extensions and instead use extension-less URLs:
http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/extension-less-url-the-best-practice-that-time-forgot/