Server Side Includes (SSI) is a list of directives that will allow you to contain the content of a text file in an HTML file. In this way, you'll be able to add any kind of content to few different webpages in your website and change it by just editing one text file. You are able to furthermore add the output of various scripts so the current time and date, the IP address of the visitor or the attributes of a file show on your site. This shall allow you to add in some dynamic content to static webpages, making the site more inviting to your visitors and creating a much more professional visual appearance. It will be easier to revise this content as compared to updating each static web page one by one. If you would like to use Server Side Includes in your website, the pages that contain the content of any kind of file need to be with extension .shtml.
Server Side Includes in Website Hosting
Server Side Includes is available on our progressive cloud hosting platform, so whatever the website hosting which you select, it will be possible to use this function and make your website much more dynamic. All you will need to do is going to be set up a file called .htaccess in the home folder for the domain or subdomain in which you would like to use SSI and include a handful of lines of code inside. You won't require any kind of coding skills though, since you can simply just copy the needed code from our help section, or our tech support team can assist you enable SSI for any specific website. You need to simply customize the extension of any html file that will use Server Side Includes to .shtml and make certain that all of the links to those pages on the site are appropriate.
Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you get a semi-dedicated server package with us, it is possible to enable Server Side Includes with a couple of mouse clicks and for virtually any domain name or subdomain of your choosing. We've got in-depth Help article about the subject that you can find in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All you need to activate Server Side Includes is to copy a number of lines out of the article in an .htaccess file that you need to make in the root folder of the domain/subdomain and you will be set. You need to just be sure that all files implementing SSI have the accurate extension i.e. .shtml, not simply .html, and that the links on your site are kept up to date and lead to the by now updated files.