Currently I have a web site full of static pages. This minimizes web server load and guarantees that this site will run even on tiny Linux-based hardware web server.
I am seeking for an ability to make master pages for my site and I like the way used by Ruby on Rails, but this technology is redundant for a simple web site and is too heavy for a simple hardware web server.
I like the SSI, it is really lightweight and cross-platform, but it does not provide master pages, it only makes includes that each document should maintain by oneself.
I like an AJAX technology, but it is client-side dependent.
The IFRAME technology does the opposite to what I want – it references from master page to slave page, and I need the reverse.
Is there something else left?
Template-Toolkit, specifically the wrapper directive, should do the trick.
You can use ttree at build time to generate static pages, avoiding the need for any server side technology beyond a simple HTTPD.