SSI Tutorial
SSI is no easy thing to learn. It takes some people months to learn it. To learn SSI, you need to be an experienced HTML user. SSI stands for server side includes. Most servers are not compatible with SSI. A few servers that are compatible with SSI areVirtualave.net, Anikey.com, Fair Game Network, Trintium,Hypermart.ner, etc. If you aren't on one of these servers, then you can't use SSI. If you are using a server that allows SSI,then you need to rename all your .htm or .html files to .shtml inorder to use SSI. Once you have your server setup and are ready to learn, then start reading below.
Ok, most websites use either one or two sidebars. You need to make a left.html and a right.html with links or whatever you want on it (SSI is similar to frames if you are used to frames). Aftermaking it/them you need to make main.html. Where the left sidebar should be placed, put this code:
<!--#include virtual="left.html"--<
You do the same thing for the right sidebar except replace left.html with right.html. If you need to use .shtml putleft.shtml and right.shtml. After doing all the coding you areready to upload. Read below to know what to do after you upload.
After you upload all your files to your server you might need to rename them if you have to use .shtml. You need to rename main.html to main.shtml. If you make index.html your intro page, you don't need to use .shtml unless you are using SSI on that page. After doing this, check to see if it worked.
In some cases, EVERY FILE (even the SSI pages) must be in .shtml ,but most hosts let you use what ever you want!
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