Server Side Includes (SSI) is actually a range of directives that will enable you to include the content of a text file in an HTML file. By doing this, you are able to add any kind of content to various pages in your website and alter it simply by modifying one text file. You'll be able to furthermore incorporate the output of various scripts so the present time and date, the IP address of the website visitor or the properties of some file show up on your website. This shall let you incorporate some dynamic content to static web pages, making the website more appealing to your visitors and creating a much more professional look and feel. It will also be simpler to revise this content when compared with editing every static web page one at a time. If you would like to use Server Side Includes on your site, the web pages that incorporate the content of any kind of file need to be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Shared Hosting

Since our customized cloud hosting platform offers Server Side Includes on a global level, it is possible to make use of this function with any of the shared hosting packages we offer and bring dynamic content to your websites with only a few clicks. SSI is activated for each individual domain name or subdomain by putting an .htaccess file in the website folder with a few lines of code. Certainly, you do not have to turn into a developer for that because the needed code can be copied from the Help post we have concerning Server Side Includes. If you'd like to utilize this function for your site, you'll want to rename your site files from .html to .shtml and you will have to double-check if all links on your website point to the updated names.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you get a semi-dedicated server package through our company, it will be easy to activate Server Side Includes with a couple of clicks and for any domain name or subdomain that you pick. We have a detailed Help article on the subject you could see in your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel. All you need to enable Server Side Includes is to copy a couple of lines out of the article in an .htaccess file that you need to set up in the root folder of the domain/subdomain and you'll be all set to go. You should just be sure that all of the files making use of SSI possess the right extension i.e. .shtml, not just .html, and also that the links on your site are kept up to date and lead to the already updated files.