Server Side Includes (SSI) is a popular server-side scripting language, which is used to include the content of one file within a second file. It is employed mainly with online content and it will help make a static HTML site a lot more dynamic. If you'd like to have a daily quote displayed on several webpages on your website, as an example, you can create a text file and replace the quote inside it daily. All the pages in which this file is incorporated will show the updated quote, so you'll not have to change them by hand every single time. SSI can also be used to contain the output of basic functions as opposed to a static file - for instance, the client's IP address, a hit counter or maybe the current date and time. By doing this, you may make your site seem far more professional and much more attractive to the site visitors. Web pages that employ SSI have a .shtml extension.

Server Side Includes in Cloud Web Hosting

All the cloud web hosting that we offer you support Server Side Includes, so you can incorporate dynamic components to your static site which you host on our cloud system. By making a clear .htaccess file and typing in several lines of code within it, you are able to enable SSI for a domain name or a subdomain. The file involved should be inside the specific folder where you are going to use SSI and you can find the code within our Frequently Asked Questions section, so you don't need any kind of coding experience. Our 24/7 tech support staff will also be capable to assist you with enabling Server Side Includes if you're not certain what to do. You should additionally remember to change the extension of all files that are going to utilize 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 Servers

You will be able to enable and utilize Server Side Includes with only a couple of clicks with any of the semi-dedicated server packages since the option is featured on the cloud platform where your account shall be set up. All you have to do is to make an empty file named .htaccess via your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then place in a handful of lines of code in it. You'll find the latter inside the Help articles available inside of your account, which means you do not need any programming knowledge - you're able to simply copy the code in question. All pages that are going to use Server Side Includes must have a .shtml extension, so if you add in this feature to an existing site, you should make sure that you change all of the links in there.