Question

How do you programmatically convert a dynamic PHP file into a static HTML file, that would obviously have all dynamic PHP-related values baked in as static HTML?

Answer 1

As the beginning of your script place this:

<?php
    ob_start();
?>

At the very end of the script, place this:

<?php
    $myStaticHtml = ob_get_clean();
    // Now you have your static page in $myStaticHtml
?>

Output buffering reference here:

http://php.net/manual/en/book.outcontrol.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ob-start.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ob-end-clean.php