XHTML Server side includes (SSI)

I relized that Contribute CS4 does not render include virtual (SSI) calls when the files are .xhtml. If I change the includes to .html it will render the includes in the Edit view. Is there anyway (like maybe a extentions.txt,) to get contribute to treat thease as regular HTML files?

I think you may be able to depending on the server you're using. If you're using apache, you may be able to write a .htaccess rule that will serve up the .xhtml as .html when Contribute connects to it.
What type of connection are you using? FTP, WebDAV, etc?

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Server Side Include (SSI) for Top Border (Header) Menu

Following-up on a previous post, I have created a test menu for my test page so that I can make a change once in my website menu and have it automatically populate throughout the site.
So, I created the menu as a file, "Aloe_Top_Menu.asp" (it is using DW's Spry Menu 2.0 and I am using DW CS5) saving it as an .asp file.
When I then insert it anywhere on my test page (see line 150 on the page: www.aloe-vera.org/test.htm ) it does not appear.
I have put it in the <head></head> area as suggested by another user (Nancy, thanks for all your help btw). In between the body tags. Nothing seems to work.
I've also tried it in what would be the "header" area of the page, nada. So I tried in the regular content of the page. Nothing there, either.
It's frustrating beyond belief. And I sure wish the good folks at Adobe would have made it so one could work on it in "Display" view. Alas, I can work in code only view just fine. But don't want to spend needless hours on it, if I cannot get it to appear on the uploaded site, at the top of each page!
For suggestions, I am "all ears." Thanks, David

Your menu include file should contain nothing more than a list of links. That's it. Very simple. And links are relative to the parent page.
You can name include files anything you wish. menu.foo menus.ssi or menu.whatever. The extension doesn't matter here.
Your parent page -- the page on which your menu will appear, needs to be named index.asp to tell your server to parse content from the include file.
<div id="menu">

</div>
Finally, your parent page must contain all the supporting CSS files, scripts and functions to make your Spry Menus work.
Does this make sense?
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Dreamweaver previews first Server Side Include Only (SSI)

Dreamweaver CC and 2014 preview the first Server Side Include (SSI) only, even if the Adobe extension is installed (Using the SSI extension in Dreamweaver to create page headers | Adobe Developer Connection)
How do I set Dreamweaver to preview multiple (more than one) SSI's?
Example Code:
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>


</body>
</html>
The code above will preview the text in "Content.shtml" but will not display the text in "content2.shtml".
For troubleshooting purposes, I have reduced the content in each file to only single lines of basic text.
Please advise. Thanks.
Update:
Dreamweaver Live View will show all of the server side includes. However the "Design View" and "Preview in Browser" will only show the one ssi.
The following Preference settings are enabled:
-Preview using temporary file
-Show contents of included file
Update 2:
I discovered that server side includes have been removed from the Dreamweaver interface, inferred from this article: A Look at the Modernized Dreamweaver CC : Adobe Dreamweaver Team Blog. If Server Side Includes were removed, can they be added again using the Server Behavior extension?

The issue is fixed in Dreamweaver 2014.1

Server side includes: outdated and not supported by host?

I've been using SSI's for ages with no problem from any host. Recently I signed up with a new web hosting company, one of the more established ones in the Seattle area. They do not support SSI's and claim that using them is not safe and is not a modern approach to web design. They suggested I use a more advanced programming language to create my sites, such as ASP.NET (something I have no desire to do).
Are server side includes outdated and no longer the way to do things? I find that hard to believe.
-Jesse

Are server side includes outdated and no longer the way to do things? I find that hard to believe.
That language is from Microsoft who seem to think so along with Windows based hosting providers offering ASP.NET.
IIS no longer comes with SSI installed by default. It has to be configured by the hosting provider.
http://blogs.iis.net/robert_mcmurray/archive/2010/12/28/iis-notes-on-server-side-includes- ssi-syntax-kb-203064-revisited.aspx
However, classic SSIs (in the sense of including static content from one page inside another) are still one of the most powerful, safe and flexible tools for managing repetitive page elements in any web page. Not to mention easy.
ASP.NET has its own way of doing the equivalent of SSIs - and lots more beside but much of which does not interest web designers at this stage.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/894720/asp-net-equivalent-of-server-side-includes
http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/answer/Alternatives-to-server-side-includes-fo r-ASPNET

WLS5.1 (Sp5)/Netscape 3.6 & Server Side Includes

We are trying to dynamically create a reference to a server side
          include(ssi) in a JSP rendered
          by the Weblogic servlet engine. Unfortunately, the combination of WLS and
          netscape is treating the dynamically generaetd ssi as a comment (instead of
          forwarding the server side include to the netscape webserver for further
          evaluation or actually resolving the server side include).
          Has anyone encountered a similar problem i.e. attempting to have the SSI
          resolved in the proxy webserver instead of having weblogic simply interpret
          and forward the ssi as a comment?
          We're using Weblogic 5.1, Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6.
          Thanks


We are trying to dynamically create a reference to a server side
          include(ssi) in a JSP rendered
          by the Weblogic servlet engine. Unfortunately, the combination of WLS and
          netscape is treating the dynamically generaetd ssi as a comment (instead of
          forwarding the server side include to the netscape webserver for further
          evaluation or actually resolving the server side include).
          Has anyone encountered a similar problem i.e. attempting to have the SSI
          resolved in the proxy webserver instead of having weblogic simply interpret
          and forward the ssi as a comment?
          We're using Weblogic 5.1, Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6.
          Thanks

JSP in place of server side includes

I would like to know what is a server side include and why is it that JSP is preferred to server side includes.

SSI is used to paste external parts into static HTML Pages and only for simple
things (not for programs, database accesses,..)
JSP is much better, because you can use a rich toolkit (JDK), can manipulate the HTTP-answer in more flexible manner as SSI, and all advantgaes of JAVA.
Regards,
Geri

Server Side Includes and Javascript

Can one safely include javascript in a server-side include
(SSI) file? It seems to work but don't know if it will create
problems down the line. I am using a roll-over navigation bar
created and generated in Fireworks. It seems to defeat the purpose
of using SSI if you can't include the javascript since if there was
a change at some point to the navigation bar you would have to
change the javascript that went with it. And it is nice to keep all
that extra coding out of every file on the site. IS there an
official word on this or some process in creating a SSI file that
could prevent any problems?
You can see the file I created using this at
http://www.hopkinsandporter.com/test.shtml

> Can one safely include javascript in a server-side
include (SSI) file?
Yes, but it makes your parent page's derived code messy.
> I am using a
> roll-over navigation bar created and generated in
Fireworks.
This is a big mistake for so many reasons.
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> Can one safely include javascript in a server-side
include (SSI) file? It
> seems
> to work but don't know if it will create problems down
the line. I am
> using a
> roll-over navigation bar created and generated in
Fireworks. It seems to
> defeat the purpose of using SSI if you can't include the
javascript since
> if
> there was a change at some point to the navigation bar
you would have to
> change
> the javascript that went with it. And it is nice to keep
all that extra
> coding
> out of every file on the site. IS there an official word
on this or some
> process in creating a SSI file that could prevent any
problems?
>
> You can see the file I created using this at <a
target=_blank
> class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge
> href="
http://www.hopkinsandporter.com/test.shtml">http://www.hopkinsandporter.co
> m/test.shtml</a>
>

Spry accordion widget - SSI (server side include) as content in the panel

After having inserted the following command <!--# include file = "content2.asp" -> in the accordion Panel Content I get an error in Dreamweaver - every time I open the file. See the error in the attached picture.
Once all files are uploaded to the server it works apparently without problems or script errors.
Is there anyone who can help me to use SSI "server side include" as content in accordion panels?

Thanks for your reply.
The fault lay in the SSI file. This file contained these tag:
</ html>
And of course the tag </ html> generate an error if the tag is inserted in the content of the accordion panel via ssi file.

SSI Server Side Includes searchable?

I'm creating a site that uses Server Side Includes to pull
content into pages. The client wants to include a Search function
to the site. My question is can a search function not only find the
SSI pages but pull them up directly?
Please see
http://www.trainride.org/mtm_index.shtml
The 2nd line of the bottom navigation are links that pull
content into the page with server side includes. Is there a way to
search and load the content pulled in by the server side includes?
Any help would REALLY be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

Melissa,
I believe that the search engines create their indexes using
spiders
that walk through all of the browser links in your site. The
content of
your SSIs get embedded into your page on the server, so there
is no
actual link by the time the page gets to the browser.
So, I think you need to add a hyperlink to your SSI pages
some (maybe
hidden) place in your site so the spiders will find them.
HTH,
Randy
> I'm creating a site that uses Server Side Includes to
pull content into pages.
> The client wants to include a Search function to the
site. My question is can a
> search function not only find the SSI pages but pull
them up directly?
> Please see
http://www.trainride.org/mtm_index.shtml
> The 2nd line of the bottom navigation are links that
pull content into the
> page with server side includes. Is there a way to search
and load the content
> pulled in by the server side includes?

SSI (Server Side Include)

Hi folks.
I have installed J2EE SDK 1.4_03 and I'm interested in using it to develop my personal website locally on my PC. At a later date I wish to upload it to a paid web host.
The reason I have chosen to run a server rather than just accessing html files directly from my hard-drive is because I would like to utilize SSI (Server Side Include). That's really all. I'm not really interested in doing anything too interactive between the viewer and the server! Not yet anyway.
I have found various information online but nothing is working. I'm sure there is information that I am missing or something further I need to do to actually initiate it. The information I have found says to un-comment the various section in the file default-web.xml located in this folder c:\Sun\AppServer\domains\domain1\config for this to be activated globally. Below is a copy and pasted chuck of text that I have un-commented within this file..
Secondly I'm putting my test html pages in the folder C:\Sun\AppServer\domains\domain1\docroot using the include syntax that I have found all over the net such as  & others.
I can not get the thing to work. I'm guessing there is more to it. For a start... am I putting my html pages in the correct folder for this to work? And Is there something I need to do to activate the ssi servlet? The only reason I'm putting my test pages in this folder is because the page at http://localhost:8080 says that I can overwrite the index file to replace it. Is this the correct place for this?
Also this class has me thinking... org.apache.catalina.servlets.SsiInvokerServlet Am I suppose to download this separately and put it somewhere? If so where is it? And where do I put it? I am horribly confused and I can not find any further information on this.
If anyone could help me out on this topic I'd really appreciate it. btw, I'm a beginner in this area... I'd really just like to server html pages with ssi features at this point. Nothing more. The server seems to be working.
Thanks,
Tane
<servlet>
<servlet-name>ssi</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.apache.catalina.servlets.SsiInvokerServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>buffered</param-name>
<param-value>1</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>debug</param-name>
<param-value>0</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>expires</param-name>
<param-value>666</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>isVirtualWebappRelative</param-name>
<param-value>0</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>ignoreUnsupportedDirective</param-name>
<param-value>1</param-value>
</init-param>
<load-on-startup>4</load-on-startup>
</servlet>

You can always use jsp:include or Apache tiles or something similar. I have not used SSI in a while, but you may want to check out those technologies, as they offer more than simply includes.
- Saish

What language should I use if I am a beginner to using SSI (server side includes)?

I want to start using server side includes and understand how to also code them by hand. What is the easiest way to begin? Do I just php?
-Kate

First question you need to ask your Host is if they support server-side includes and which document extensions you can use.
Common extensions:
.shtml, .shtm, .php, .asp, .cf.
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Server-Side Include Issue - Please Help

I am having trouble using server-side includes in
Dreamweaver. When I use the SSI to insert the header file, the
header document shows up on the page in design view, but I cannot
click anything. The cursor turns into a "no sign" no matter where
it is on the page. I cannot see anything but the header document,
and I cannot click outside of it or anywhere else in design view.
When I test the whole document in a web browser it actually seems
to work just fine. I see the header and the other text on the page
(unlike in dreamweaver, I cannot see anything but the header). Also
in Dreamweaver code view, the php tags and the included filename
are in red. This is the code for the test document:

On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 04:02:29 +0000 (UTC), "AngryCloud"
<[email protected]> wrote:
> <?php include("header.php"); ?>
What does the code look like in header.php? Does it have
<html>, <head>
and <body> tags? It should not.
Gary

Problem in Server side includes using Tomcat

Problem in Server side includes using Tomcat:
I am trying out small programs in servlet.
I get one example program for server side includes from net.
The code is:
<HTML>
<HEAD><TITLE>Times!</TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY>
<P>
The current time in London is!!! :
<SERVLET CODE="CurrentTime" codebase="../servlet">
<PARAM NAME="zone" VALUE="GMT">
</SERVLET>
</P>
</BODY>
</HTML>
I placed this test.shtml file in tomcat-home/webapps/ROOT folder and i kept the servlet in WEB-INF/classes folder.
I renamed the servlets-ssi.jar and i removed the comments for SSI in web.xml file.
When i run the servlet separately, i am getting the correct result. But if i run shtml file with the URL : http://localhost:8080/Test.shtml,
i am getting the result as:
The current time in London is!!! :
It is not invoking servlet program.
CAN ANYONE HELP ON THIS!
Thanks.

Thanks...as u said I tried putting dir & found that
my file was saved as Ch1Servlet.java.txt instead for
Ch1Servlet.java......So that was a problem.Now I'm
able to compile.Oh, yeah. Notepad will do that to you. I think when you save in Notepad if you put quotes around the name "Whatever.java" then it won't add the .txt.
But on compiling I'm getting the following error
package java.servlet.* does not exist
package java.servlet.http.* does not exist
package java.io.* does not exist
Do u the reason for this??? The servlet stuff is java[b]x.servlet. For the io stuff, I don't know, I'd have to see your code. Either you have a typo or a corrupt installation.

Server Side Includes not rendering correctly in Firefox with Layers

Hi
The server side includes are not correctly rendering with layers in firefox. From my site here:-
http://www.osteriastecca.com/index.php
the home_page.php content renders above a layer on the index.php page. Initially I thought this might be a Flash layer issue but the wmode is set correctly to transparent and it works fine with a normal ssi. It also works fine in Firefox without a server side include as you can see here:-
http://www.osteriastecca.com/index_old.php
Works fine in IE and Safari, but not Firefox.
How can this be rectified?
Regards
Glennyboy

What testing server setup do you have? Are you using something like WAMP?
What do you see on screen which tells you the SSIs are not rendering? Any error message?

Server Side Includes and Divs

I have a template (dwt) for my site with editable regions for
menus. I want to use Server Side Includes for the menu, as not all
the pages will have the same menu.
I have designed the site template (and pages) with css and
divs. The area for the SSI is a div of size 145x335. The menu which
I want to put inside this div will be a div based menu. I havent
had any luck displaying the Div from the SSI yet. I have been
looking on Google for help, but not much luck. I can get the Div to
appear but the formatting doesnt show up.
Im putting the SSI code in where I want it on the page, but
im not sure exactly which code to get rid of in the shtml file. I
know I need to remove body, head parts etc
My site template uses CSS stored on the document, not an
external css file.
Any ideas?

> Im sure Ive not got it right yet!! My head wont work
lately!
Yes. It's not working well here, either.
Create your template with the editable region. In it, have
links to a) the
general stylesheet for all the pages, and b) the general
stylesheet for all
of the includes (these don't really need to be separate
files). Spawn a
child page, drop in the desired include, and save that page
as
whocares.shtml.
That's it....
The incude files themselves can be names anything you want -
I like the
'monkeybutt' extension, e.g.,
yourinclude.monkeybutt
The include files can make reference to CSS selectors, but
cannot have
embedded CSS rules, or links to external CSS files.
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> Ive made myself confused now! I need it spelling out to
me!
>
> Ok, a template file (dwt) with its css as an external
style sheet.
>
> Rest of the sites pages made from the template file.
>
> Next, the template has one editable region for a choce
of 2 div based
> menus to
> be placed into. Place either of these div menus into the
template editable
> region by creating two seperate SHTML files - one for
each menu with the
> body/head removed(and with internal or external css?)
>
> Next put the SSI code into the body of the template
where I want the SSI
> to
> appear.
>
> Im sure Ive not got it right yet!! My head wont work
lately!
>

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