How can mod-rewrite be utilized to ensure that PHP code is executed in a .html file?

Mod-rewrite can be utilized to ensure that PHP code is executed in a .html file by using the RewriteEngine directive in the .htaccess file to rewrite requests for .html files to be processed by the PHP interpreter. This allows PHP code to be executed within .html files, enabling dynamic content generation. ```apache RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^(.*)\.html$ $1.php [L] ```