Is it considered a best practice to have all website content run through index.php in PHP development?

It is not considered a best practice to have all website content run through index.php in PHP development as it can lead to a bloated and difficult to maintain codebase. Instead, it is recommended to use a routing system that directs requests to specific PHP files based on the URL. 

// index.php

// Include the routing file
require 'router.php';

// Run the routing logic
routeRequest();
```

```php
// router.php

function routeRequest() {
    $uri = $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];

    if ($uri == '/') {
        require 'home.php';
    } elseif ($uri == '/about') {
        require 'about.php';
    } else {
        require '404.php';
    }
}

Keywords

index.php website content PHP development routing front controller

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