Server Side Includes (SSI) is a common server-side scripting language, which is used to incorporate the content of one file within a second file. It's used principally with online content and it can help make a static HTML website much more dynamic. If you want to have a daily quote displayed on multiple webpages of your website, for instance, you can make a text file and replace the quote within it daily. All of the pages where this file is integrated are going to display the updated quote, so you'll not have to update all of them by hand each time. SSI may also be used to contain the output of simple functions as opposed to a static file - for example, the visitor's IP address, a hit counter or maybe the current date and time. In this manner, you may make your website appear far more professional and a lot more appealing to the site visitors. Web pages that use SSI have a .shtml extension.
Server Side Includes in Shared Web Hosting
All Linux shared web hosting packages we offer support Server Side Includes, so that you can incorporate dynamic elements to any static website which you host on our cloud system. By creating a blank .htaccess file and entering a couple of lines of code in it, you're able to enable SSI for a domain name or maybe a subdomain. The file concerned must be in the particular folder where you are going to use SSI and you can also discover the code in our Frequently Asked Questions section, which means you don't need any kind of coding knowledge. The 24/7 technical support staff shall also be able to assist you with activating Server Side Includes if you aren't absolutely sure how to proceed. You should furthermore remember to modify the extension of all of the files which will use SSI from .html to .shtml and ensure that the links on your website lead to the correct files.