Server Side Includes (SSI) is a well-known server-side scripting language, which is used to incorporate the content of one file within a second file. It is employed principally with online content and it can help to make a static HTML site much more dynamic. If you wish to have a daily quote displayed on several pages of your site, for instance, you can make a text file and replace the quote within it each day. All webpages in which this file is integrated will display the updated quote, so you will not need to alter every one of them by hand every single time. SSI can also be used to incorporate the output of basic functions instead of a static file - for example, the client's IP address, a hit counter or maybe the current date and time. By doing this, you can make your site appear far more professional and much more attractive to the website visitors. Pages that implement SSI have a .shtml extension.

Server Side Includes in Shared Hosting

All the shared hosting that we offer support Server Side Includes, so you're able to include dynamic components to your static site that you host on our cloud system. By setting up a clear .htaccess file and adding a few lines of code in it, you can enable SSI for a domain name or maybe a subdomain. The file concerned needs to be inside the particular folder where you will make use of SSI and you'll discover the code inside our Frequently Asked Questions section, and that means you do not need any coding practical experience. The 24/7 tech support team shall also be able to help you with activating Server Side Includes if you aren't sure how to proceed. You should also make sure to change the extension of all your files that will implement SSI from .html to .shtml and make sure that the links on your site point to the correct files.