Server Side Includes (SSI) is a widely used server-side scripting language, which is often used to add the content of one file within a second file. It is used typically with online content and it will help to make a static HTML site much more dynamic. If you'd like to have a daily quote shown on a variety of web pages within 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 incorporated are going to display the modified quote, so you will not need to update all of them personally every single time. SSI may also be used to incorporate the output of basic functions rather than a static file - for instance, the visitor's IP address, a hit counter or even the present date and time. In this manner, you can make your site appear much more professional and more attractive to the website visitors. Pages that employ SSI use a .shtml extension.

Server Side Includes in Website Hosting

All of the website hosting packages that we offer you support Server Side Includes, so you can incorporate dynamic components to any static site that you host on our cloud platform. By making a clear .htaccess file and entering a couple of lines of code inside, you'll be able to enable SSI for a domain or a subdomain. The file involved should be inside the specific folder where you will use SSI and you can see the code in our Frequently Asked Questions section, which means you don't need any coding expertise. The 24/7 technical support staff will also be able to help you with enabling Server Side Includes if you aren't absolutely sure how to proceed. You should also make sure to change the extension of all files that are going to make use of SSI from .html to .shtml and make certain that the links on your website point to the right files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

It is possible to enable and employ Server Side Includes with just a few clicks with any one of our semi-dedicated server packages as the feature is available on the cloud platform where your brand-new account will be configured. All you need to do would be to set up an empty file named .htaccess from your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then add a few lines of code inside. You will find the latter within the Help articles available inside of your account, which means you do not require any kind of programming expertise - you'll be able to simply copy and paste the code in question. All pages that are going to implement Server Side Includes must have a .shtml extension, so in case you incorporate this function to an active site, you should make sure that you bring up to date all of the links in there.