cannot get my SSI to work...please help!

**tombempty** · Nov 24, 2006 09:23

Hello All:

I am trying to make my life easy by using SSI on my site but I cannot get them to work.

I know that they are turned on in my .htaccess file so there is nothing more there I can do.

I inserted  and used the shtml extention cause I tested it on my server and that one works for some reason not html but I still see nothing.

additionally, it works when you type in the address to it directly

http://72.52.184.27/~gzwscom/include...l-footer.shtml

Can somone help me figure what else I am doing wrong?

**DaveWoods** · Nov 24, 2006 09:50

The site http://72.52.184.27/~gzwscom isn't available for me so can't see what you're doing wrong.

I'm guessing that it's a simple problem with your path but without seeing the page itself I'd only be guessing.

**tombempty** · Nov 24, 2006 10:00

Originally Posted by csswiz

The site http://72.52.184.27/~gzwscom isn't available for me so can't see what you're doing wrong.

I'm guessing that it's a simple problem with your path but without seeing the page itself I'd only be guessing.

I am using an IP cause I have not set my DNS yet to resolve to the real location.

I have set it up at this site alternatively for now

http://www.gzws.com/testindex.html

**DaveWoods** · Nov 24, 2006 10:21

There's obviously something strange going on then, I can access the file you're trying to include but not the page you're including from.... can you provide the full path to the page you're trying to include (including the filename itself).

It could be something like, having a base meta tag in your html or possibly the "~" character as it probably needs to be encoded.

Slightly off topic but why are you using that character anyway?

**tombempty** · Nov 24, 2006 10:48

I don;t know why I am using that ~ sign. that is the one assigned by my server when I created the site.

you can access the page I am trying to include here,

http://www.gzws.com/includes/global-footer.shtml

and the page where the include goes is here http://www.gzws.com/testindex.html

should I have a base tag in there to point to the IP?

**tombempty** · Nov 25, 2006 06:45

Does anyone else have any ideas why this is not working? I need to get this site going this weekend.

thanks for anyhelp anyone can give.

**Corey Bryant** · Nov 25, 2006 08:50

Usually when you use the code

Code:

<!--#include virtual="includes/global-footer.shtml" -->

I think you need to use virtual paths as well.

Also try using

Code:

<!--#include virtual="/includes/global-footer.html" -->

and include it in a testindex.shtml not textindex.html. You need the server to parse the SHTML.

If that does not work International Web Developer's Network might be able to offer you some advice.