Using the PHP include in your template: Naming the file .php or .inc? I'm able to load static PHP files for my theme without any problems but do I name the file as file.php or file.inc? I found out that either way works fine so which one is better?

&lt;?php include ".." . base_path() . path_to_theme() . "/includes_folder/file.php"; ?&gt;
&lt;?php include ".." . base_path() . path_to_theme() . "/includes_folder/file.inc"; ?&gt;


Remember that the files are saved in my theme folder since I'm not making a module. It's just static content.
The Drupal 7 coding standards (#includes) seem to use ".inc" over ".php". If you browse the Drupal Core you see ".inc" is used everywhere. I suggest you stick to ".inc".