Server Side Includes (SSI) is a common server-side scripting language, employed to include the content of one file within another file. It's utilized typically with online content and it could help to make a static HTML site far more dynamic. If you wish to have a daily quote displayed on various pages of your website, as an example, you can make a text file and replace the quote within it daily. All pages in which this file is integrated will show the modified quote, so you'll not have to modify every one of them personally every single time. SSI could also be used to incorporate the output of simple functions instead of a static file - for example, the visitor's IP address, a hit counter or even the current time and date. By doing this, you can make your internet site look much more professional and a lot more attractive to the visitors. Web pages that use SSI use a .shtml extension.

Server Side Includes in Shared Hosting

All shared plans we offer you support Server Side Includes, so you're able to include dynamic components to any static site which you host on our cloud platform. By setting up a blank .htaccess file and typing in a couple of lines of code in it, you can enable SSI for a domain name or maybe a subdomain. The file in question should be within the specific folder where you are going to use SSI and you'll see the code in our Frequently Asked Questions section, so you do not need any coding practical experience. The 24/7 technical support crew shall also be able to help you with activating Server Side Includes if you aren't certain how to proceed. You should additionally make sure to change the extension of all your files which will use SSI from .html to .shtml and ensure that the links on your website point to the appropriate files.