diff --git a/lib/generate_contributions.py b/lib/generate_contributions.py
index 89d4305455..791907489c 100755
--- a/lib/generate_contributions.py
+++ b/lib/generate_contributions.py
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ author Angus Leeming
 Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS
 
 This script both stores and manipulates the raw data needed to
-create CREDITS, credits.php and blanket-permission.php
+create CREDITS, credits.inc and blanket-permission.inc
 
 Usage:
 $ python generate_contributions.py \
   CREDITS \
-  credits.php \
-  blanket-permission.php
+  credits.inc \
+  blanket-permission.inc
 
 where the arguments are the names of the generated files.
 '''
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class contributer:
 
      def as_php_credits(self, wrapper):
           return '''
-contrib("%s",
+$output=$output.credits_contrib("%s",
         "%s",
         "%s");
 ''' % ( xml_escape(self.name),
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ contrib("%s",
 
      def as_php_blanket(self):
           return '''
-contrib("%s",
+$output=$output.blanket_contrib("%s",
         "%s",
         "%s",
         "%s",
@@ -133,69 +133,59 @@ just drop some e-mail to lyx@lyx.org. Thanks.
      return "".join(results)
 
 
-def header(title, file):
+def header():
      return '''<?php
 // WARNING! This file is autogenerated.
 // Any changes to it will be lost.
 // Please modify generate_contributions.py direct.
-
-// What's the title of the page?
-$title = "%s";
-// Who is the author?
-$author="lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org";
-// Full name of this file (relative path from LyX home page)
-$file_full="about/%s";
-
-include("start.php");
-?>
-''' % ( title, file )
+'''
 
 
 def footer():
      return '''
-<?php
-include("end.php");
-?>
 '''
 
 def as_php_credits(contributers, file):
      results = []
 
-     results.append(header("CREDITS", file))
+     results.append(header())
 
      results.append('''
-<?
-function contrib($name, $email, $msg) {
 
-echo "
+function credits_contrib($name, $email, $msg) {
+
+$output=$output. "
 
  <dt>
   <b>${name}</b>
 ";
 
 if (isset($email) && $email != "")
-        echo "  <i>&lt;${email}&gt;</i>";
+        $output=$output. "  <i>&lt;${email}&gt;</i>";
 
 $msg = ereg_replace("\\n *", "\\n  ", ltrim($msg));
 
-echo "
+$output=$output. "
  </dt>
  <dd>
   ${msg}
  </dd>";
+ 
+return $output;
 }
 
-?>
+function credits_output() {
 
-<p>
+$output=$output."<p>
      If your name doesn't appear here although you've done
      something for LyX, or your entry is wrong or incomplete,
      just drop an e-mail to the
-     <a href="mailto:lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org">lyx-devel</a>
+     <a href=\\"mailto:lyx-devel@lists.lyx.org\\">lyx-devel</a>
      mailing list. Thanks.
 </p>
 
-<dl><?php''')
+<dl>";
+''')
 
      wrapper = textwrap.TextWrapper(width=60, subsequent_indent="         ")
 
@@ -203,9 +193,12 @@ echo "
           if len(contributer.credit) != 0:
                results.append(contributer.as_php_credits(wrapper))
 
-     results.append('''?>
+     results.append('''
+$output=$output."</dl>";
 
-</dl>
+return $output;
+
+}
 ''')
      results.append(footer())
      return "".join(results)
@@ -214,13 +207,13 @@ echo "
 def as_php_blanket(contributers, file):
      results = []
 
-     results.append(header("Permissions", file))
+     results.append(header())
 
      results.append('''
-<?
-function contrib($name, $email, $msg_title, $msg_ref, $date) {
 
-echo "
+function blanket_contrib($name, $email, $msg_title, $msg_ref, $date) {
+
+$output=$output. "
 
  <dt>
   <b>${name}</b>
@@ -232,50 +225,58 @@ echo "
 
 if (isset($msg_ref) && $msg_ref != "") {
         $msg_ref = htmlspecialchars("$msg_ref");
-        echo "<a href=\\"http://marc.info/?l=lyx-devel&amp;${msg_ref}\\">${msg_title}</a>";
+        $output=$output. "<a href=\\"http://marc.info/?l=lyx-devel&amp;${msg_ref}\\">${msg_title}</a>";
 } else {
-        echo "${msg_title}";
+        $output=$output. "${msg_title}";
 }
 
-echo "&quot;
+$output=$output. "&quot;
   of $date.
  </dd>";
+ 
+return $output;
 }
 
-?>
+function blanket_output() {
 
-<p>
-     The following people hereby grant permission to licence their
+$output=$output."<p>
+     The following people hereby grant permission to license their
      contributions to LyX under the
-     <a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php">
-     Gnu General Public Licence</a>, version 2 or later.
+     <a href=\\"http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php\\">
+     Gnu General Public License</a>, version 2 or later.
 </p>
 
-<dl><?php''')
+<dl>";
+''')
 
      for contributer in contributers:
           if contributer.licence == "GPL":
                results.append(contributer.as_php_blanket())
 
-     results.append('''?>
-</dl>
+     results.append('''
+$output=$output."</dl>";
 
+$output=$output."
 <p>
-     The following people hereby grant permission to licence their
+     The following people hereby grant permission to license their
      contributions to LyX under the
-     <a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license.php">
-     Artistic Licence</a>.
+     <a href=\\"http://www.opensource.org/licenses/artistic-license.php\\">
+     Artistic License</a>.
 </p>
 
-<dl>
-<?php''')
+<dl>";
+''')
 
      for contributer in contributers:
           if contributer.licence == "Artistic":
                results.append(contributer.as_php_blanket())
 
-     results.append('''?>
-</dl>
+     results.append('''
+$output=$output."</dl>";
+
+return $output;
+
+}
 ''')
 
      results.append(footer())