Server Side Includes (SSI) is a well-known server-side scripting language, employed to include the content of one file within another file. It's used principally with online content and it will help make a static HTML website more dynamic. If you need to have a daily quote shown on a few pages within your site, as an example, you can create a text file and replace the quote inside it every single day. All the pages where this file is integrated are going to display the modified quote, so you will not have to alter them manually each time. SSI may also be used to include the output of simple functions rather than a static file - for example, the visitor's IP address, a hit counter or maybe the current date and time. By doing this, you can make your website appear much more professional and much more appealing to the website visitors. Web pages that implement SSI use a .shtml extension.
Server Side Includes in Hosting
All of the hosting packages we offer support Server Side Includes, so you're able to incorporate dynamic components to any static site that you host on our cloud system. By setting up a clear .htaccess file and adding a few lines of code within it, you can activate SSI for a domain name or perhaps a subdomain. The file in question should be inside the exact folder where you will make use of SSI and you can find the code inside our Frequently Asked Questions section, and that means you do not need any kind of coding knowledge. The 24/7 technical support team shall also be in a position to help you with enabling Server Side Includes if you are not absolutely sure what to do. You should also remember to change the extension of all your files that are going to implement SSI from .html to .shtml and make certain that the links on your site point to the correct files.
Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting
It is possible to activate and utilize Server Side Includes with just a few mouse clicks with any of our semi-dedicated server packages because the feature is present in the cloud platform where your account shall be configured. All you need to do would be to make an empty file named .htaccess using your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then include a couple of lines of code inside. You'll find the latter within the Help articles that are available inside of your account, which means you have no need for any kind of programming knowledge - you are able to simply copy the code in question. All web pages that will utilize Server Side Includes must have a .shtml extension, so in case you incorporate this option to an active site, you must make sure that you update all the links in there.