Server Side Includes (SSI) really is a group of directives that will enable you to incorporate the content of a text file inside an HTML file. By doing this, you are able to add any kind of content to numerous web pages in your website and modify it by just editing just one text file. You are able to additionally add the output of distinctive scripts so that the current time and date, the IP address of the website visitor or the properties of a file show up on your website. This shall enable you to add in some dynamic content to static pages, making the website more inviting to your visitors and giving it a more professional overall appearance. It will be much easier to revise this content compared to editing every static page one by one. If you want to use Server Side Includes in your site, the pages that include the content of some file must be with extension .shtml.
Server Side Includes in Hosting
Server Side Includes is present on our innovative cloud hosting platform, so no matter the Linux hosting which you pick, it will be possible to utilize this function making your site a lot more dynamic. All you need to do is to create a file called .htaccess in the main folder for the domain name or subdomain where you would like to use SSI and then include a number of lines of code inside it. You simply will not need any kind of coding skills however, as you're able to basically copy the necessary code from our help section, or our tech support team can assist you to activate SSI for any given website. You just have to change the extension of the html file which will use Server Side Includes to .shtml and make sure that all links to these pages on the site are accurate.
Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers
You'll be able to enable and utilize Server Side Includes with simply a number of clicks with any one of our semi-dedicated server packages since the option is available on the cloud platform where your brand-new account will be configured. All you need to do will be to set up an empty file named .htaccess through your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then include a number of lines of code in it. You will find the latter inside the Help articles available in your account, and that means you do not need any kind of programming abilities - it is possible to simply copy the code in question. All pages that will make use of Server Side Includes need to have a .shtml extension, so if you add this function to an active website, you have to make sure that you change all the links in there.