Server Side Includes (SSI) really is a group of directives that will permit you to include the content of a text file within an HTML file. By doing this, you're able to add any kind of content to various pages in your website and change it just by updating just one text file. You're able to additionally incorporate the output of different scripts so that the present date and time, the IP address of the website visitor or the properties of some file show up on your website. This will help you add some dynamic content to static webpages, making the website more appealing to your website visitors and creating a much more professional look and feel. It will likewise be quicker to revise this content in comparison to editing each static page one by one. If you want to use Server Side Includes in your site, the web pages that include the content of some file should be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Shared Website Hosting

All the shared website hosting we offer 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 typing in a few lines of code inside, you are able to activate SSI for a domain name or a subdomain. The file in question needs to be within the specific folder where you will make use of SSI and you will find the code in our Frequently Asked Questions section, which means you do not need any kind of coding knowledge. Our 24/7 technical support crew shall also be capable to help you with enabling Server Side Includes if you are not certain what to do. You should additionally remember to modify 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 website lead to the proper files.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers

It will be possible to activate and utilize Server Side Includes with just a number of mouse clicks with any one of our semi-dedicated server packages because the option is available in the cloud platform where your new account shall be configured. All you need to do is to create an empty file named .htaccess via your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then add a couple of lines of code inside. You can find the latter within the Help articles that are available as part of your account, so you have no need for any programming skills - you're able to simply copy the code in question. All web pages that are going to make use of Server Side Includes should have a .shtml extension, so in case you add this feature to an existing website, you should make sure that you update all the links on it.