Question

I have tried every possible question here on stackoverflow but unable to resolve this issue …

    <!--#include virtual="include.shtml"-->
    <!--#include virtual="include.html"-->
    <!--#include file="include.shtml"-->
    <!--#include file="include.html"-->
    <!--#include virtual="/include.shtml"-->
    <!--#include virtual="/include.html"-->
    <!--#include file="/include.shtml"-->
    <!--#include file="/include.html"-->
    <? include("/include.shtml"); ?>
    <? include("include.shtml"); ?>
    <? include("/include.html"); ?>
    <? include("include.html"); ?>

I tried with apache server running at localhost/include/index.html or file:///home/sahil/Desktop/include/index.html with all above includes but none of them is working for me 🙁 .Now which method should i use to include one HTML file into another , considering my index.html and include.html both are in same directory ???

Answer 1

The former syntax is SSI, the latter is PHP. Both are server technologies and will only work if accessed from an HTTP server that supports and is configured to check the file for the syntax (which usually means you have to turn the support on and use a .shtml/.php file extension (or change the config from the default to determining which files to check)). Other server side technologies are available.

The only “include” mechanisms in HTML itself are (i)frames and objects.

You could also consider a template system such as TT that you could run as a build step to generate static HTML documents (NB: TT can also be used on the fly).