Server Side Includes (SSI) is a popular server-side scripting language, used to include the content of one file inside of another file. It is employed predominantly with online content and it will help to make a static HTML site much more dynamic. If you'd like to have a daily quote shown on a number of pages on your website, for example, you can create a text file and switch the quote in it every single day. All of the web pages where this file is incorporated will show the updated quote, so you will not have to update all of them by hand each time. SSI could also be used to include the output of basic functions instead of a static file - for example, the client's IP address, a hit counter or the present time and date. In this manner, you can make your website seem far more professional and a lot more attractive to the website visitors. Pages that use SSI have a .shtml extension.

Server Side Includes in Shared Hosting

All Linux shared packages that we offer you support Server Side Includes, so that you can add dynamic components to your static site which you host on our cloud system. By making an empty .htaccess file and adding a few lines of code in it, you're able to activate SSI for a domain name or a subdomain. The file in question should be in the exact folder where you will make use of SSI you'll be able to get the code inside our Frequently Asked Questions section, which means you don't need any coding practical experience. Our 24/7 tech support crew will also be able to help you with enabling Server Side Includes if you're not certain what to do. You should furthermore remember to modify the extension of all files that are going to use SSI from .html to .shtml and make sure that the links on your site lead to the correct files.