diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index dfa32411..04fdc898 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+6.2 "" (released xx.xx.2011)
+
+Changes:
+- checking: Parse PHP files recursively.
+
+
 6.1 "Christmas Vacation" (released 23.12.2010)
 
 Fixes:
diff --git a/linkcheck/checker/urlbase.py b/linkcheck/checker/urlbase.py
index c62005f4..f889bd4c 100644
--- a/linkcheck/checker/urlbase.py
+++ b/linkcheck/checker/urlbase.py
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class UrlBase (object):
     ContentMimetypes = {
         "text/html": "html",
         "application/xhtml+xml": "html",
+        # Include PHP file which helps when checking local .php files.
+        # It does not harm other URL schemes like HTTP since HTTP servers
+        # should not send this content type. They send text/html instead.
+        "application/x-httpd-php": "html",
         "text/css": "css",
         "application/x-shockwave-flash": "swf",
         "application/msword": "word",
diff --git a/tests/checker/data/file.php b/tests/checker/data/file.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e339c9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/checker/data/file.php
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<a href="anchor.html">Bla</a>
diff --git a/tests/checker/data/file.php.result b/tests/checker/data/file.php.result
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f28238e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/checker/data/file.php.result
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+url file://%(curdir)s/%(datadir)s/file.php
+cache key file://%(curdir)s/%(datadir)s/file.php
+real url file://%(curdir)s/%(datadir)s/file.php
+name %(datadir)s/file.php
+valid
+
+url anchor.html
+cache key file://%(curdir)s/%(datadir)s/anchor.html
+real url file://%(curdir)s/%(datadir)s/anchor.html
+name Bla
+valid
diff --git a/tests/checker/test_file.py b/tests/checker/test_file.py
index ee897106..20c8f6c5 100644
--- a/tests/checker/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/checker/test_file.py
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class TestFile (LinkCheckTest):
     def test_css (self):
         self.file_test("file.css")
 
+    def test_php (self):
+        self.file_test("file.php")
+
     def test_urllist (self):
         self.file_test("urllist.txt")