Server Side Includes (SSI) is a list of directives that will enable you to contain the content of a text file in an HTML file. This way, you can add some content to numerous web pages on your site and adjust it by just modifying a single text file. You are able to furthermore add the output of different scripts so that the current time and date, the IP address of the visitor or the attributes of a file show up on your website. This shall help you add in some dynamic content to static web pages, making the site more desirable to your site visitors and giving it a more professional overall look. It will be simpler to revise this content in comparison with updating each static page one by one. If you want to use Server Side Includes on your site, the pages that contain the content of any kind of file must be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Cloud Hosting

All of the cloud hosting we provide support Server Side Includes, so that you can include dynamic elements to your static site which you host on our cloud system. By setting up an empty .htaccess file and entering some lines of code inside, you'll be able to activate SSI for a domain or perhaps a subdomain. The file concerned should be in the exact folder where you will make use of SSI and you can also discover the code inside our Frequently Asked Questions section, and that means you don't need any kind of coding expertise. The 24/7 technical support staff shall also be capable to help you with activating Server Side Includes if you're not confident what to do. You should additionally remember to change the extension of all of the files that are going to implement SSI from .html to .shtml and make certain that the links on your site lead to the appropriate files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

It will be easy to enable and employ Server Side Includes with simply a number of clicks with any one of our semi-dedicated server plans since the option is available within the cloud platform where your brand-new account will be set up. All you have to do is to make an empty file named .htaccess using your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then add a number of lines of code inside. You can find the latter in one of the Help articles which can be found as part of your account, so you do not need any kind of programming skills - you'll be able to simply just copy the code in question. All webpages that will use Server Side Includes need to have a .shtml extension, so if you add in this function to an existing website, you must make sure that you bring up to date all of the links on it.