Server Side Includes (SSI) really is a range of directives that will enable you to include the content of a text file within an HTML file. In this way, you are able to add any kind of content to various pages in your website and adjust it just by updating a single text file. You're able to furthermore incorporate the output of distinctive scripts so the current date and time, the IP address of the website visitor or the attributes of a file show on your website. This will allow you to add some dynamic content to static pages, making the website more desirable to your website visitors and giving it a professional overall appearance. It will also be easier to update this content compared to editing each static page one at a time. If you wish to use Server Side Includes in your site, the web pages that incorporate the content of any kind of file must be with extension .shtml.

Server Side Includes in Website Hosting

Server Side Includes is featured on our modern cloud hosting platform, so regardless of the website hosting that you select, you'll be able to make use of this function and make your website a lot more dynamic. All you need to do will be to create a file called .htaccess in the home folder for the domain name or subdomain in which you want to use SSI and then add a number of lines of code inside it. You simply won't need any kind of coding skills though, as you're able basically copy the needed code from the help section, or our tech support team can help you enable SSI for any specified website. You need to simply change the extension of any html file which will employ Server Side Includes to .shtml and make sure that all of the links to those pages on the website are appropriate.

Server Side Includes in Semi-dedicated Hosting

It will be easy to activate and make use of Server Side Includes with simply a couple of clicks with any of the semi-dedicated server plans since the feature is featured within the cloud platform where your brand-new account will be configured. All you have to do would be to make a blank file named .htaccess using your Hepsia Hosting Control Panel and then add a number of lines of code inside. You can find the latter within the Help articles that can be found in your account, so you don't need any kind of programming skills - it is possible to just copy the code in question. All webpages that will utilize Server Side Includes need to have a .shtml extension, so if you add in this feature to an existing website, you have to make sure that you bring up to date all the links in there.