Server Side Includes (SSI) really is a group of directives that will enable you to include the content of a text file inside an HTML file. In this way, you are able to add any kind of content to few different pages on your site and modify it by simply modifying an individual text file. You'll be able to also add the output of different scripts so that the present date and time, the IP address of the visitor or the properties of a file show up on your website. This shall help you add in some dynamic content to static web pages, making the website more inviting to your site visitors and creating a professional visual appearance. It will be simpler to revise this content in comparison with updating each static web page one at a time. If you want to use Server Side Includes on your site, the pages that include the content of any kind of file must be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Cloud Web Hosting

As our customized cloud hosting system offers Server Side Includes on a global level, it will be possible to work with this function with any of the cloud web hosting plans we offer you and bring dynamic content to your sites with a few clicks. SSI is enabled for each individual domain name or subdomain by inserting an .htaccess file in the site folder with a few lines of code. Certainly, there is no need to become a developer for that since the needed code may be copied from the Help post we have about Server Side Includes. If you wish to use this function for your website, you need to rename your site files from .html to .shtml and you've got to double-check if all links on your website point to the modified names.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

When you get a semi-dedicated server plan with us, you'll be able to activate Server Side Includes with only a few clicks and for virtually any domain or subdomain of your preference. We've got a thorough Help article about the subject you could see in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All it takes to activate Server Side Includes is to copy a number of lines from the article in an .htaccess file that you should make in the main folder of the domain/subdomain and you will be all set to go. You should simply make certain that all of the files making use of SSI possess the accurate extension i.e. .shtml, not .html, and also that the links on your site are kept up to date and point to the by now renamed files.