Server Side Includes (SSI) is a common server-side scripting language, used to include the content of one file inside of another file. It is utilized principally with online content and it can help make a static HTML site more dynamic. If you'd like to have a daily quote shown on a number of pages within your website, as an example, you can make a text file and replace the quote within it each day. All the pages in which this file is integrated will display the modified quote, so you'll not have to change every one of them by hand every time. SSI can also be used to include the output of basic functions instead of a static file - for instance, the visitor's IP address, a hit counter or even the present time and date. In this manner, you can make your website appear far more professional and more attractive to the site visitors. Pages that use SSI have a .shtml extension.

Server Side Includes in Cloud Web Hosting

All of the Linux cloud web hosting service that we provide support Server Side Includes, so you're able to incorporate dynamic components to your static website which you host on our cloud platform. By making a blank .htaccess file and typing in a couple of lines of code in it, you'll be able to enable SSI for a domain name or perhaps a subdomain. The file involved should be within the specific folder where you will make use of SSI and you can also get the code within our Frequently Asked Questions section, so you don't need any kind of coding experience. Our 24/7 technical support crew shall also be capable to help you with activating Server Side Includes if you're not confident what to do. You should furthermore make sure to change the extension of all your files which will utilize SSI from .html to .shtml and make sure that the links on your site point to the right files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers

When you get a semi-dedicated server plan with our company, it is possible to enable Server Side Includes with a couple mouse clicks and for any domain name or subdomain of your choosing. We have a detailed Help article on the subject that you can see in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All it takes to activate Server Side Includes will be to copy a handful of lines out of the article within an .htaccess file that you need to set up in the main folder of the domain/subdomain and you will be ready to go. You should just be sure that all of the files making use of SSI possess the correct extension i.e. .shtml, not .html, as well as that the links on your website are kept up to date and point to the by now updated files.