Server Side Includes - Setup

[learn4life]

I have 2 SSI files that I use in my webpage. 1 for the top nav and one for the bottom. When these files are created, should they have the doctype, html, head and title in them or will they work fine if they are removed.

When I upload the page and view the source code, the page is displaying 3 heads, body, html, etc

I would like to know the proper way of doing it.

Thanks!

[tbear]

Hi learn4life,
No, there is no need to add anything but the code you wish to be inserted in your pages.
And a belated welcome to WebmasterWorld.....

[learn4life]

Thanks for welcoming me...

One of my SSI file, the navigation include, I have a reference to a .css and .js file so I can't remove the head. Will this be ok or is there something else I should do?

[tbear]

Can you not put them in the head of the main page, which is the head of the page your incude will reside?

[learn4life]

DOH! Yes I could, and I did, and it worked and thank you so much!