Server Side Includes (SSI) is a widely used server-side scripting language, which is often used to incorporate the content of one file inside of another file. It is used mainly with online content and it could make a static HTML website far more dynamic. If you wish to have a daily quote displayed on a few web pages on your site, as an example, you can make a text file and replace the quote in it every single day. All of the webpages in which this file is incorporated are going to show the updated quote, so you will not have to alter them manually every time. SSI may also be used to incorporate the output of simple functions rather than a static file - for example, the visitor's IP address, a hit counter or perhaps the current date and time. This way, you can make your internet site seem far more professional and more attractive to the site visitors. Pages that implement SSI use a .shtml extension.

Server Side Includes in Shared Website Hosting

All the Linux shared website hosting we provide support Server Side Includes, so you're able to add dynamic components to your static website that you host on our cloud platform. By setting up a clear .htaccess file and entering some lines of code in it, you are able to activate SSI for a domain name or maybe a subdomain. The file concerned needs to be inside the exact folder where you will make use of SSI and you can get the code in our Frequently Asked Questions section, which means you do not need any kind of coding expertise. Our 24/7 technical support staff will also be in a position to assist you with enabling Server Side Includes if you aren't absolutely sure what to do. You should also make sure to modify the extension of all files that will use SSI from .html to .shtml and make certain that the links on your website point to the correct files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

It will not take you more than a moment to activate Server Side Includes in case you have a semi-dedicated server plan from us. When you choose to enable this feature, you have to make an .htaccess file in the root folder for the domain or subdomain where you need SSI to be active. In that file, you have to copy and paste some code, which you'll get in the FAQ article that we have devoted to SSI. You will find the latter inside the Help area of your Hosting Control Panel, so you don't need any prior experience with such things. The only 2 things you need to deal with are renaming all of the pages that shall utilize Server Side Includes from .html to .shtml and editing all of the links in your website, in order that they lead to the updated files.