Server Side Includes (SSI) is a widely used server-side scripting language, used to incorporate the content of one file inside another file. It's used typically with online content and it will make a static HTML website more dynamic. If you wish to have a daily quote shown on several web pages of your site, for example, you can create a text file and switch the quote in it each day. All webpages in which this file is included will show the updated quote, so you'll not have to edit all of them manually every single time. SSI could also be used to incorporate the output of basic functions instead of a static file - for example, the visitor's IP address, a hit counter or the present time and date. In this manner, you may make your website appear much more professional and more attractive to the website visitors. Pages that use SSI have a .shtml extension.

Server Side Includes in Shared Web Hosting

All Linux shared web hosting that we provide support Server Side Includes, so you're able to include dynamic elements to any static site which you host on our cloud system. By creating a clear .htaccess file and adding a couple of lines of code within it, you're able to enable SSI for a domain or perhaps a subdomain. The file involved must be in the specific folder where you will make use of SSI and you can also discover the code within our Frequently Asked Questions section, and that means you do not need any coding knowledge. Our 24/7 technical support crew will also be able to assist you with activating Server Side Includes if you are not confident what to do. You should furthermore remember to change the extension of all files which will make use of SSI from .html to .shtml and ensure that the links on your website lead to the right files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Server Side Includes may be enabled easily with each and every semi-dedicated server package that our company offers and the entire process shall take you just one minute and just a couple of mouse clicks. You can activate SSI by making a blank .htaccess file inside a domain name or subdomain main folder with the File Manager tool in the Hosting Control Panel or perhaps an FTP app of your preference, then typing in a number of lines of code, which you'll be capable to copy out of the SSI article within our in depth Knowledgebase. The one thing remaining following that is to double-check if all pages that shall implement Server Side Includes are updated from .html to .shtml and then to change the links to different web pages on your website, so as to represent the modifications in the file extensions.