Server Side Includes (SSI) is actually a range of directives that will permit you to include the content of a text file inside an HTML file. This way, you can add any kind of content to a few different webpages in your site and alter it by simply modifying an individual text file. You'll be able to furthermore add the output of distinctive scripts so that the present time and date, the IP address of the visitor or the attributes of a file appear on your website. This will enable you to add some dynamic content to static webpages, making the site more inviting to your site visitors and giving it a much more professional appearance. It will also be much easier to revise this content in comparison to updating each static web page one at a time. If you wish to use Server Side Includes in your site, the web pages that contain the content of any kind of file must be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Shared Website Hosting

All the shared website hosting that we provide support Server Side Includes, so you can bring in dynamic components to any static website which you host on our cloud platform. By creating a blank .htaccess file and adding a few lines of code inside it, you can activate SSI for a domain name or perhaps a subdomain. The file involved must be in the specific folder where you will make use of SSI and you can find the code within our Frequently Asked Questions section, and that means you don't need any kind of coding experience. The 24/7 technical support staff shall also be in a position to help you with activating Server Side Includes if you are not confident how to proceed. You should also remember to modify the extension of all of the files that are going to use SSI from .html to .shtml and make certain that the links on your site point to the proper files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you get a semi-dedicated server package through our company, it will be easy to activate Server Side Includes with just a few clicks and for every domain or subdomain that you pick. We've got a detailed Help article on the subject you could see in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All you need to enable Server Side Includes will be to copy a handful of lines out of the article inside an .htaccess file that you need to make in the root folder of the domain/subdomain and you'll be all set. You should only ensure that all of the files implementing SSI have the correct extension i.e. .shtml, not simply .html, as well as that the links on your site are kept up to date and lead to the by now renamed files.