Server Side Includes (SSI) really is a range of directives that will permit you to incorporate the content of a text file inside an HTML file. This way, you are able to add any kind of content to a few different pages on your website and alter it simply by updating a single text file. You'll be able to additionally add the output of various scripts so the present time and date, the IP address of the website visitor or the attributes of a file show on your site. This will help you add in some dynamic content to static web pages, making the website more inviting to your site visitors and creating a much more professional look and feel. It will also be simpler to update this content when compared with editing each static page one at a time. If you want to use Server Side Includes in your site, the pages that incorporate the content of some file should be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Cloud Hosting

All Linux cloud plans that we offer you support Server Side Includes, so that you can add dynamic components to your static site which you host on our cloud system. By creating an empty .htaccess file and adding a couple of lines of code in it, you're able to enable SSI for a domain or perhaps a subdomain. The file concerned should be inside the exact folder where you will use SSI and you can get the code in our Frequently Asked Questions section, and that means you don't need any kind of coding practical experience. The 24/7 technical support crew shall also be capable to assist you with activating Server Side Includes if you aren't sure what to do. You should also make sure to change the extension of all files which will make use of SSI from .html to .shtml and make certain that the links on your website lead to the appropriate files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers

Server Side Includes can be activated effortlessly with each and every semi-dedicated server plan that we provide and the full process is going to take you less than a minute and simply a number of clicks. You can enable SSI by creating an empty .htaccess file within a domain or subdomain main folder using the File Manager tool in the Hosting Control Panel or an FTP program of your choosing, then adding a number of lines of code, which you'll be capable to get out of the SSI article in our thorough Knowledgebase. The only thing left then shall be to double-check if all pages that will make use of Server Side Includes are renamed from .html to .shtml and also to modify the links to different pages on your site, to represent the modifications in the file extensions.