Server Side Includes (SSI) is a widely used server-side scripting language, employed to incorporate the content of one file within another file. It's utilized mostly with online content and it will make a static HTML website more dynamic. If you wish to have a daily quote shown on numerous webpages of your website, for example, you can make a text file and replace the quote within it each day. All of the pages in which this file is integrated are going to show the modified quote, so you will not need to alter all of them personally every single time. SSI can also be used to contain the output of basic functions rather than a static file - for instance, the viewer's IP address, a hit counter or perhaps the present date and time. This way, you can make your internet site seem more professional and a lot more attractive to the visitors. Web pages that implement SSI get a .shtml extension.

Server Side Includes in Cloud Hosting

All of the Linux cloud hosting we offer support Server Side Includes, so that you can bring in dynamic components to any static website which you host on our cloud system. By making a blank .htaccess file and typing in a couple of lines of code within it, you are able to activate SSI for a domain name or a subdomain. The file in question must be within the particular folder where you will make use of SSI and you can also discover the code within our Frequently Asked Questions section, so you do not need any coding experience. The 24/7 tech support staff shall also be in a position to assist you with activating Server Side Includes if you're not absolutely sure what to do. You should also make sure to change the extension of all files which will use SSI from .html to .shtml and make sure that the links on your website point to the appropriate files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

It will be possible to activate and use Server Side Includes with just a handful of mouse clicks with any of the semi-dedicated server offers because the feature is supported within the cloud platform where your account shall be set up. All you need to do is to set up a blank file named .htaccess via your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then add a couple of lines of code in it. You will find the latter inside the Help articles available inside of your account, which means you do not require any programming abilities - you'll be able to simply just copy and paste the code in question. All webpages that are going to use Server Side Includes must have a .shtml extension, so in case you add in this feature to an active site, you should make sure that you bring up to date all of the links on it.