SSI file names

[volare]

I want to use server side includes on one of my websites for navigation and a footer. However, I don't want to have to use .shtml file names. I've set my server to parse all .html files, but I've read this is not the best thing because it will unnecessarily slow down regular .html files. So is there a way around doing this?

[Raffles]

You could use PHP. Its SSI function is extremely easy to use:

<some HTML>
<?php include('header.html'); ?>
<more HTML>
<?php include('footer.html'); ?>

And you can still call the file whatever.html as long as you've set your server to parse .html files.

[vlsimpson]

If you're on Apache and some kind of Unix system this: XbitHack, is very convenient.