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	Some common, easy to use SS directives are:		Some common, easy to use SS directives are:
	:<--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --> To display the current date in the page.		:<--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --> To display the current date in the page.
	:<!--#flastmod file="index.html" --> To display the modifcation date of a file.		:< !--#flastmod file="index.html" --> To display the modifcation date of a file.
	:<!--#include file="somefile.html" --> Usually used to include something that		:< !--#include file="somefile.html" --> Usually used to include something that
	repeats on many pages, such as a standard hearder or footer.		repeats on many pages, such as a standard hearder or footer.

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	Some common, easy to use SS directives are:		Some common, easy to use SS directives are:
	:<--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --> To display the current date in the page.		:<--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --> To display the current date in the page.
	~~&lt~~!--#flastmod file="index.html" --~~&gt~~ To display the modifcation date of a file.		:<!--#flastmod file="index.html" --> To display the modifcation date of a file.
	~~&lt~~!--#include file="somefile.html" --~~&gt~~ Usually used to include something that		:<!--#include file="somefile.html" --> Usually used to include something that
	repeats on many pages, such as a standard hearder or footer.		repeats on many pages, such as a standard hearder or footer.

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	Some common, easy to use SS directives are:		Some common, easy to use SS directives are:
	~~&lt!~~--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --~~&gt~~ To display the current date in the page.		:<--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --> To display the current date in the page.
	&lt!--#flastmod file="index.html" --&gt To display the modifcation date of a file.		&lt!--#flastmod file="index.html" --&gt To display the modifcation date of a file.
	&lt!--#include file="somefile.html" --&gt Usually used to include something that		&lt!--#include file="somefile.html" --&gt Usually used to include something that

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	Some common, easy to use SS directives are:		Some common, easy to use SS directives are:
	<!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --> To display the current date in the page.		&lt!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --&gt To display the current date in the page.
	<!--#flastmod file="index.html" --> To display the modifcation date of a file.		&lt!--#flastmod file="index.html" --&gt To display the modifcation date of a file.
	<!--#include file="somefile.html" --> Usually used to include something that		&lt!--#include file="somefile.html" --&gt Usually used to include something that
	repeats on many pages, such as a standard hearder or footer.		repeats on many pages, such as a standard hearder or footer.

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	====Resolution====		====Resolution====
	SSI (Server Side Includes) are directives that are placed in HTML pages, and		SSI (Server Side Includes) are directives that are placed in HTML pages, and
	evaluated on the server while the pages are being served. They let you add		evaluated on the server while the pages are being served. They let you add
	dynamically generated content to an existing HTML page, without having to serve		dynamically generated content to an existing HTML page, without having to serve
	the entire page via a CGI program, or other dynamic technology.		the entire page via a CGI program, or other dynamic technology.

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===How do I use Server Side Includes===
Article:456
Created:2007-03-17 14:18:20
Categories:
Web Publishing
Sys Admin

====Question or Symptom====
You want to know what Server Side Includes (SSI) are, and how do you use
them on your website hosted at SWCP.

====Resolution====
SSI (Server Side Includes) are directives that are placed in HTML pages, and
evaluated on the server while the pages are being served. They let you add
dynamically generated content to an existing HTML page, without having to serve
the entire page via a CGI program, or other dynamic technology.

The decision of when to use SSI, and when to have your page entirely generated by
some program, is usually a matter of how much of the page is static, and how much
needs to be recalculated every time the page is served. SSI is a great way to add
small pieces of information, such as the current time. But if a majority of your
page is being generated at the time that it is served, you need to look for some
other solution.

Some common, easy to use SS directives are:
 To display the current date in the page.
 To display the modifcation date of a file.
 Usually used to include something that
repeats on many pages, such as a standard hearder or footer.

For the SSI to work, the HMTL file must end in .shtml, as in example.shtml.

SSI can also be used to execute an external CGI script and display the output.
To use this feature with SWCP web hosting you must do 2 things. First, you
must use the "include virtual" syntax.



Second, you must put the script in your cgi-bin directory, and call it with your
script alias, just like you would call a CGI script from a form. For example,
user johndoe wants to use SSI to execute the script cutequote.pl. He would put
the script in /users/johndoe/public_html/cgi-bin. Then in his web page, he'd
use this: