Server Side Includes (SSI) really is a group of directives that will permit you to contain the content of a text file within an HTML file. By doing this, you're able to add any kind of content to a few different pages on your website and change it simply by modifying just one text file. You're able to additionally add the output of different scripts so the current time and date, the IP address of the website visitor or the attributes of some file display on your website. This shall allow you to incorporate some dynamic content to static web pages, making the site more inviting to your website visitors and creating a much more professional overall appearance. It will be quicker to update this content in comparison to updating each static page one by one. If you would like to use Server Side Includes on your site, the web pages that include the content of some file should be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Cloud Website Hosting

All cloud website hosting plans that we provide support Server Side Includes, so that you can include dynamic elements to your static site that you host on our cloud platform. By making a blank .htaccess file and typing in several lines of code within it, you are able to activate SSI for a domain name or perhaps a subdomain. The file in question needs to be inside the specific folder where you will use SSI you'll be able to get the code inside our Frequently Asked Questions section, so you do not need any coding expertise. The 24/7 technical support team will also be in a position to assist you with activating Server Side Includes if you aren't certain what to do. You should furthermore make sure to modify the extension of all of the files that will utilize SSI from .html to .shtml and make sure that the links on your website lead to the correct files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you get a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you will be able to enable Server Side Includes with a couple of mouse clicks and for virtually any domain or subdomain of your choice. We have a detailed Help article about the subject that you could find in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All it takes to enable Server Side Includes is to copy a handful of lines out of the article inside an .htaccess file that you ought to make in the main folder of the domain name/subdomain and you will be good to go. You need to just make certain that all files using SSI have the accurate extension i.e. .shtml, not .html, and also that the links on your website are modified and point to the by now renamed files.