Server Side Includes (SSI) is a simple server-side language, which lets you incorporate text from a specific source inside a website. In the most widespread case, the text from a single file is incorporated in a different one, providing a website the feeling it is dynamic. As an example, if your site features 10 pages, five of them can include the content of any kind of file, like horoscope.txt. If you ever change this text file, the new content will come up on all five web pages, which shall permit you to update your site faster and easier than if you had to update an element of all 5 pages. Server Side Includes is sometimes utilized to contain the output of basic commands, scripts or functions as well - a hit counter that's shown on the site, the current time and date or the customer's IP address. Any web page that works by using SSI should have a particular extension - .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Shared Web Hosting

All shared web hosting that we provide support Server Side Includes, so you're able to bring in dynamic components to your static site that you host on our cloud system. By making a clear .htaccess file and adding a few lines of code within it, you are able to enable SSI for a domain or perhaps a subdomain. The file in question should be in the specific folder where you will use SSI and you will find the code within our Frequently Asked Questions section, which means you do not need any coding experience. The 24/7 technical support staff will also be able to assist you with enabling Server Side Includes if you are not sure how to proceed. You should also remember to modify the extension of all of the files which will make use of SSI from .html to .shtml and ensure that the links on your website lead to the proper files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you get a semi-dedicated server package with our company, it is possible to enable Server Side Includes with only a few mouse clicks and for virtually any domain name or subdomain that you choose. You will find a detailed Help article about the subject that you can find in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All it takes to activate Server Side Includes is to copy a handful of lines out of the article within an .htaccess file that you need to make in the root folder of the domain/subdomain and you will be all set to go. You need to simply be certain that all files implementing SSI possess the proper extension i.e. .shtml, not just .html, as well as that the links on your website are modified and point to the already updated files.