I usually have a main page (index.php) that includes the header / footer / menu and the content of the page. The content is changed by checking some variable from the GET / POST method: for each condition I load the requested page.
Sort of:
website/
website/index.php?explore=forum
website/index.php?explore=users
website/index.php?explore=articles
etc.
Now my site is growing, and I think the best way is to name the "index" page directly for each section; so for example above it will be traslate like:
website/
website/forum/
website/users/
website/articles/
which looks better and more convenient to manage! The problem is that if I do this, I need to implement a path for each zone (including header / footer / menu).
Therefore, I do not know if there is a better strategy and if it is convenient. Any suggestions and opinions are welcome! Thanks