Server Side Includes (SSI) is actually a list of directives that will permit you to include the content of a text file in an HTML file. By doing this, you're able to add some content to numerous webpages on your website and modify it just by editing an individual text file. You're able to furthermore add the output of various scripts so that the current time and date, the IP address of the visitor or the properties of a file appear on your website. This shall let you add some dynamic content to static web pages, making the website more inviting to your website visitors and giving it a more professional appearance. It will be quicker to revise this content in comparison to updating every static page one at a time. If you wish to use Server Side Includes on your site, the pages that contain the content of any kind of file must be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Web Hosting

Server Side Includes is featured on our progressive cloud hosting system, so regardless of the web hosting which you select, you will be able to make use of this function making your site much more dynamic. All that you must do is going to be create a file called .htaccess in the home folder for the domain or subdomain where you wish to use SSI and add a handful of lines of code in it. You simply won't need any coding skills however, as you can just copy the needed code from our help section, or our tech support team can assist you enable SSI for any specified site. You just need to customize the extension of the html file that will use Server Side Includes to .shtml and make certain that all of the links to those web pages on the website are correct.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you get a semi-dedicated server package through us, you'll be able to enable Server Side Includes with a few clicks and for virtually any domain name or subdomain of your choosing. You will find in-depth Help article on the subject you could see in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All it takes to activate Server Side Includes will be to copy a handful of lines from the article in an .htaccess file that you ought to set up in the root folder of the domain/subdomain and you'll be all set. You should only ensure that all of the files utilizing SSI possess the proper extension i.e. .shtml, not simply .html, and also that the links on your website are modified and point to the by now updated files.