So in order to minimalize code and optimize speed of my website I have used much PHP code. I used it to contain the entirety of the header and footer of my website.
<?php include('header.php') ?>
...Content...
<?php include('footer.php') ?>
In doing so I had trapped the title meta-tag within a PHP file, so in order to change the Title for each unique page I used a PHP variable placed above the header to adjust it like so:
<?php $title="Page Specific Title" ?>
<?php include('header.php') ?>
...Remainder of site.
I have tested this out and it clearly works within the browser. However, now that I am looking into SEO for my website, I am curious.
Does using PHP to populate SEO related meta tags have a negative impact on the SEO of the page?
If so, my follow up question would be what way can I optimize the speed of the website without negatively impacting the SEO of the individual pages? Would JavaScript work or am I confined to HTML?
Thank you in advance for any that can help.