Structure

So opinions...

If I have a site with 8 different products. Right now the structure is that each product has its own directory. So each actual product page is just an index.php page within the product folder.

example com/product/index.php

Now, I read that it helps to have the product name in the actual page name. So should I have this set up so that we end up with a product.php page instead of index.php.

example com/product/product.php

I'm just curious of your opinions on this, anyone.

Thanks.

It helps, but it is not obligatory.

I think you mis-read it... or what you read was flawed!

With some SE's it can help to have your keyword in the URL, it's not necessary to have it in the file name.

Note: This changes continuously... tests carried out over the last few years have proven that Google - for example - ignored KW's in domain names, urls and filenames; then they started to recognise them and then - it seems - to reward them (albeit slightly)... There's no way of knowing how long before they start ignoring them again!

In your situation I would probably have used: example.com/product.html and kept all 8 products in the main folder, but... If you have set them up as you say, then you have the KW in the url(s)... It doesn't need to be in the actual filename(s).