Server Side Includes (SSI) is a well-known server-side scripting language, employed to add the content of one file inside a second file. It's used primarily with online content and it could make a static HTML site far more dynamic. If you wish to have a daily quote shown on numerous webpages on your site, as an example, you can create a text file and switch the quote inside it every day. All of the pages where this file is incorporated will show the modified quote, so you will not have to update every one of them by hand every time. SSI can also be used to include the output of basic functions instead of a static file - for example, the client's IP address, a hit counter or maybe the current date and time. By doing this, you may make your internet site seem more professional and more attractive to the site visitors. Web pages that implement SSI use a .shtml extension.
Server Side Includes in Cloud Web Hosting
All of the Linux cloud web hosting that we offer you support Server Side Includes, so you're able to incorporate dynamic components to any static website that you host on our cloud platform. By making an empty .htaccess file and entering some lines of code inside, you're able to activate SSI for a domain name or a subdomain. The file concerned should be in the exact folder where you will make use of SSI and you can get the code in our Frequently Asked Questions section, so you do not need any coding expertise. The 24/7 tech support crew shall also be able to help you with enabling Server Side Includes if you're not absolutely sure what to do. You should additionally make sure to modify the extension of all files that are going to utilize SSI from .html to .shtml and ensure that the links on your site point to the appropriate files.
Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting
It shall not take you over a minute to activate Server Side Includes when you have a semi-dedicated server plan from our company. If you decide to activate this function, you will need to set up an .htaccess file in the root folder for the domain or subdomain where you want SSI to be active. In that file, you need to copy some code, which you'll get in the FAQ article we have devoted to SSI. You'll find the latter within the Help section of your Hosting Control Panel, so you do not need any previous experience with this kind of matters. The only two things you should deal with are renaming all of the webpages that shall employ Server Side Includes from .html to .shtml and updating every one of the links in your site, so that they lead to the updated files.