Server Side Includes

[Mobbs]

Anyone know why I can't use my full web address?

This one works :
<!--#include file="quirks.htm" -->

This one doesn't :
<!--#include file="http://www.footypedia.com/quirks.htm" -->

Anyone know a way around it?

 

[Desredandwhite]

from http://httpd.apache.org/docs/howto/ssi.html

If you are managing any site that is more than a few pages, you may find that making changes to all those pages can be a real pain, particularly if you are trying to maintain some kind of standard look across all those pages.




Using an include file for a header and/or a footer can reduce the burden of these updates. You just have to make one footer file, and then include it into each page with the include SSI command. The include element can determine what file to include with either the file attribute, or the virtual attribute. The file attribute is a file path, relative to the current directory. That means that it cannot be an absolute file path (starting with /), nor can it contain ../ as part of that path. The virtual attribute is probably more useful, and should specify a URL relative to the document being served. It can start with a /, but must be on the same server as the file being served.


<!--#include virtual="/footer.html" -->




I'll frequently combine the last two things, putting a LAST_MODIFIED directive inside a footer file to be included. SSI directives can be contained in the included file, and includes can be nested - that is, the included file can include another file, and so on.

So to recap, using file means that it's relative to your directory.... not sure if you can use the SSI this way if you want to get a file off another server, f'erinstance...

 

[Mobbs]

Fair enough, that half-helps!