Server Side Includes (SSI) really is a set of directives that will allow you to include the content of a text file within an HTML file. In this way, you are able to add some content to numerous web pages on your site and alter it by just editing a single text file. You can furthermore incorporate the output of distinctive scripts so that the present date and time, the IP address of the visitor or the attributes of some file show on your site. This shall allow you to add some dynamic content to static web pages, making the site more desirable to your visitors and giving it a far more professional visual appearance. It will likewise be quicker to revise this content compared to editing every static page one at a time. If you wish to use Server Side Includes on your site, the pages that contain the content of some file must be with extension .shtml.
Server Side Includes in Shared Website Hosting
As our unique cloud hosting system supports Server Side Includes on a global level, you are able to make use of this function with any of the shared website hosting plans that we offer and bring dynamic content to your websites with just a few mouse clicks. SSI can be enabled for every specific domain name or subdomain by placing an .htaccess file in the website folder with just a few lines of code. Of course, you do not have to become a coder for that as the required code can be copied from the Help article we have about Server Side Includes. If you would like to use this feature for your site, you'll want to rename your site files from .html to .shtml and you have to double-check if all of the links on your website lead to the up to date names.
Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers
When you get a semi-dedicated server plan through us, it is possible to activate Server Side Includes with just a few mouse clicks and for virtually any domain name or subdomain that you pick. We have a thorough Help article on the subject that you could find in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All you need to activate Server Side Includes is to copy a number of lines out of the article in an .htaccess file that you ought to create in the main folder of the domain/subdomain and you will be all set. You should simply be certain that all of the files making use of SSI possess the appropriate extension i.e. .shtml, not just .html, and that the links on your website are modified and lead to the already renamed files.