Server Side Includes (SSI) is a common server-side scripting language, used to add the content of one file within another file. It's used primarily with online content and it can help make a static HTML website more dynamic. If you'd like to have a daily quote shown on several webpages of your website, as an example, you can create a text file and switch the quote in it every single day. All the web pages where this file is included will display the updated quote, so you will not have to modify them by hand each time. SSI can also be used to incorporate the output of simple functions as opposed to a static file - for example, the client's IP address, a hit counter or perhaps the current date and time. This way, you may make your internet site appear far more professional and a lot more appealing to the visitors. Web pages that employ SSI get a .shtml extension.
Server Side Includes in Cloud Hosting
All Linux cloud hosting we provide support Server Side Includes, so you're able to bring in dynamic elements to any static site which you host on our cloud system. By setting up an empty .htaccess file and adding a few lines of code within it, you are able to enable SSI for a domain name or perhaps a subdomain. The file involved needs to be inside the particular folder where you are going to use SSI and you can discover the code within our Frequently Asked Questions section, which means you don't need any coding knowledge. The 24/7 technical support staff will also be in a position to assist you with activating Server Side Includes if you aren't absolutely sure how to proceed. You should additionally remember to modify the extension of all your files which will make use of SSI from .html to .shtml and ensure that the links on your website lead to the right files.
Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers
It will be possible to enable and utilize Server Side Includes with simply a few clicks with any one of our semi-dedicated server plans as the option is available in the cloud platform where your new account will be configured. All you need to do would be to set up an empty file named .htaccess using your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then include a number of lines of code in it. You will find the latter in one of the Help articles that are available as part of your account, and that means you have no need for any programming abilities - you'll be able to simply copy and paste the code in question. All pages that will use Server Side Includes should have a .shtml extension, so if you add in this function to an existing site, you must make sure that you update all of the links on it.