Server Side Includes (SSI) is actually a range of directives that will allow you to contain the content of a text file within an HTML file. In this manner, you'll be able to add some content to numerous webpages on your site and adjust it by simply updating just one text file. You're able to furthermore incorporate the output of various scripts in order that the current date and time, the IP address of the visitor or the attributes of some file appear on your website. This will allow you to incorporate some dynamic content to static webpages, making the site more desirable to your website visitors and giving it a more professional visual appearance. It will also be quicker to revise this content in comparison to editing every static page one by one. If you would like to use Server Side Includes on your site, the web pages that contain the content of some file need to be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Shared Hosting

All the Linux shared hosting services that we provide support Server Side Includes, so that you can bring in dynamic elements to any static website which you host on our cloud system. By creating a blank .htaccess file and typing in a few lines of code inside, you can enable SSI for a domain name or a subdomain. The file involved must be inside the exact folder where you will use SSI and you will discover the code within our Frequently Asked Questions section, which means you don't need any coding knowledge. Our 24/7 tech support staff shall also be able to assist you with enabling Server Side Includes if you aren't confident what to do. You should furthermore remember to modify the extension of all files that are going to make use of SSI from .html to .shtml and ensure that the links on your website point to the appropriate files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to activate and make use of Server Side Includes with just a handful of mouse clicks with any of the semi-dedicated server packages because the option is present on the cloud platform where your account shall be set up. All you need to do is to set up a blank file named .htaccess from your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then include a handful of lines of code inside. You will find the latter within the Help articles which can be found inside of your account, so you do not need any kind of programming skills - you are able to simply just copy and paste the code in question. All webpages that will make use of Server Side Includes should have a .shtml extension, so if you incorporate this feature to an existing website, you should make sure that you bring up to date all the links in there.