hosting SSI usage

[Celt]

How do I make sure my site be able to works with shtml file extensions? Does HostICan support SSI coding for shtml pages?

[hood]

These lines will give you guarantee if any pages created on your site with the shtml extension will be able to use SSI coding.

AddType text/html .shtml
AddHandler server-parsed .shtml
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes

Thhese lines will gurantee any pages you create on your site with the shtml extension will be able to use SSI coding.
"AddType text/html .shtml" -> pages with an extension of shtml are valid files.
"AddHandler server-parsed .shtml" -> adds a "handler" which is the actual SSI stuff.
"Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes" -> makes it all mesh together on the server.

[marci]

I found a helpful website on the web for generation of .htaccess. Will be very useful for someone like me.
htaccess Generator

You can generate a .htaccess file for rewrite rules, redirects, Custom Error Documents, Rewrite Condition, Protect System Files, File Cache Control, Additional Mime Types, File Extensions, Map Folder To Script, Default Page & Authentication.

[cech]

I think html files will not run server side includes, but .shtml files can do that. To allow on .html you need to add a new handler for HTML. To allow SSI, set the handler as 'server-parsed' and the extension as .html and server will read the .html. Here's the format of the SSI that will include the text found in the file "included.html:

<!--#include file="included.html" -->