Server Side Includes (SSI) is actually a list of directives that will enable you to contain the content of a text file inside an HTML file. In this way, you can add some content to various webpages on your site and modify it by just modifying an individual text file. You'll be able to also incorporate the output of distinctive scripts in order that the current time and date, the IP address of the website visitor or the properties of a file display on your site. This shall allow you to add some dynamic content to static web pages, making the site more appealing to your visitors and giving it a more professional overall look. It will likewise be quicker to revise this content compared to updating each static web page one at a time. If you wish to use Server Side Includes in your website, the pages that contain the content of any kind of file must be with extension .shtml.
Server Side Includes in Cloud Website Hosting
Server Side Includes is supported on our innovative cloud hosting system, so regardless of the cloud website hosting that you select, you'll be able to utilize this function and make your site more dynamic. All you have to do will be to make a file called .htaccess in the home folder for the domain name or subdomain where you wish to use SSI and include a number of lines of code inside it. You simply will not need any coding skills however, since you can just copy the necessary code from our help section, or our technical support can assist you to activate SSI for any specified site. You just have to modify the extension of the html file which will use Server Side Includes to .shtml and make certain that all links to these webpages on the website are correct.
Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you get a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, it is possible to activate Server Side Includes with only a few clicks and for every domain or subdomain of your choosing. We have a detailed Help article on the subject you could see in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All you need to enable Server Side Includes is to copy a number of lines out of the article inside an .htaccess file that you need to create in the main folder of the domain/subdomain and you'll be all set. You need to just be sure that all of the files making use of SSI have the right extension i.e. .shtml, not .html, and also that the links on your website are updated and point to the by now renamed files.