Server Side Includes (SSI) really is a set of directives that will enable you to include the content of a text file inside an HTML file. In this way, you can add any kind of content to a few different web pages on your site and alter it simply by editing one text file. You are able to additionally add the output of distinctive scripts so that the current date and time, the IP address of the visitor or the properties of a file show on your website. This will help you add some dynamic content to static web pages, making the site more inviting to your site visitors and creating a more professional visual appearance. It will also be much easier to revise this content when compared with editing every static web page one by one. If you want to use Server Side Includes on your website, the pages that contain the content of some file need to be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Hosting

Server Side Includes is featured on our modern cloud hosting platform, so whatever the hosting plan which you pick, you'll be able to utilize this function and make your website much more dynamic. All you must do is to create a file called .htaccess in the main folder for the domain name or subdomain in which you want to use SSI and after that include a few lines of code inside it. You simply will not need any kind of coding skills though, as you're able to simply copy the needed code from the help section, or our tech support team can assist you to enable SSI for any specific website. You just have to modify the extension of any html file that will employ Server Side Includes to .shtml and make certain that all of the links to these pages on the site are accurate.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to activate and employ Server Side Includes with just a couple of mouse clicks with any one of our semi-dedicated server offers because the feature is featured on the cloud platform where your new account shall be set up. All you need to do will be to set up a blank file named .htaccess using your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then place in a couple of lines of code in it. You'll find the latter within the Help articles that are available as part of your account, which means you have no need for any programming skills - it is possible to simply just copy and paste the code in question. All pages that will make use of Server Side Includes must have a .shtml extension, so in case you add this feature to an active website, you must make sure that you bring up to date all of the links in there.