Blind,
What are you trying to do? If you want simple php includes for your footer tag(text links, copyright), or for your menu, header, ect.. You can name all your .html files to .php and include this simple code on every one of your pages which would allow you to edit 1 file and it would update your entire sites footer.
PHP Code:
<? include("page_name_here") ?>
If this is not the case please explain yourself better and I'll try helping.