Simplifying your site with Server Side Includes

Conclusion

Server Side Includes can save you a lot of time with a big website, and a thoughtful approach to SSIs can also help you avoid the risk that you will miss pages when you are updating (so most of your site has the new information while a few pages don't). SSIs are well worth some effort, especially given how easy they are to set up.

The Author

Juliet Kemp is a sys admin and writer who has been using Linux servers and constructing the odd website for several years now. She is fond of anything that reduces her maintenance load, which includes SSIs.

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