is it possible to use SSI tags in an .html page?

[mack]

When using SSI is is possible to have the page retain it's .html or .htm file extension?

as opposed to renaming to .shtm or .shtlm

[jatar_k]

Yes, but you have to set that up in .htaccess.

I believe it is addhandler? either of these may help.

httpd.apache.org/docs/howto/htaccess.html
httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_mime.html#addhandler

[jatar_k]

I just did a quick search on the apache site for "htaccess addhandler" so there may be better pages than those.

[msr986]

Another method is to use the XBitHack directive in the .htaccess file. Then you can selectively make an html file run SSI by setting it's permissions to 755.

[httpd.apache.org...]

[dingman]

Xbithack is deffinitely a better way to go if you aren't in fact using SSI on every single page, since it saves the server from having to process every page served for SSI directives. Of course, if you are using it on every page, there's no harm in just using addhandler.

[jdMorgan]

Using "XBitHack Full" also allows you to keep your SSI- and Script-containing html pages cacheable if you set both the Owner-eXecute and Group-eXecute bits. This tells Apache to return the last-modified date of the including html page as the last-modified date for the whole page-plus-included-files bundle, thus making it cacheable.

Jim

[mack]

WOW this is a lot more technichal then I though. I sure have some reading to do.

PS 1000th post :)

[Brett_Tabke]

In .htaccess add:

AddType text/html .htm
AddHandler server-parsed .htm

switch .htm to your fav extension.

[mack]

Excelent Brett, that worked perfectly

Thanks very much. :)