html include

[toasti]

Does anyone know if it is possible to include files with pure html, for example an html equivalent to

<?php include('file.php') ?>

Thanks

[Infizi]

post in the HTML forum, they may be able to help

[1337-Dev]

Nah they dont. Including a file is locating a file and then using it. As HTML is client side, it doesnt have the ability to look files up on a server like PHP, ASP etc do. Just use the code you posted in the top of your HTML document?

[Young Twig]

No. You need some type of server side language. Just use PHP. If you need to keep your extensions as *.html, then put this in .htaccess:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .html

[mark_W]

I 'think' you can do this..... i remember a guy in a recent post saying so.

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

Just add that in the html file.

[Young Twig]

Again, with that you'll need a line in .htaccess saying that the file should be server parsed. Or, you can change your extension to *.shtml. I used to do that, actually...

I would just recommend using PHP.

[mark_W]

Damn, i forgot that bit, they guy in the post before said the extension would need to be .shtm

[Young Twig]

I think *shtm and *.shtml are the same... like *.htm and *.html

[mark_W]

sorry, that was just a typo..... i did mean to typ .shtml!

[toasti]

yeah. problem is im making the site for a friend who has never done any coding before. so i want to keep it simple and let them just use dreamweaver to update their webpage. using php means that they need to have php installed on their computer and understand localhost and all that.

I guess i could just tell them to make the changes in dreamweaver and test it live though...

The site is for a campus society, using the varsity alotted webspace, so they get min permissions on the server, im pretty sure they dont get access to .htaccess files.

Thanks for your help though.

post in the HTML forum, they may be able to help

..yeah, but this is where all the clever ppl hang out

[toasti]

Again, with that you'll need a line in .htaccess saying that the file should be server parsed. Or, you can change your extension to *.shtml. I used to do that, actually...

so i can use the #include thing if i save files as .shtml? (provided the server supports .shtml?)

[mark_W]

yeah, thats right...... I should imagine that the server supports it!