SSI: Why and How to Use Server Side Includes If you are a webmaster or a website owner and have not yet used server side includes (SSI), I am about to make your life soooo much easier. SSI can save you a lot of time updating your site. Set them up right at the beginning and you will be forever grateful that somebody thought up SSI. In this article we will look at what SSI is, why it makes life so easy, and exactly how to set up SSI on your website...and then I'll share two little bonus tricks I've discovered.What is SSI?SSI actually covers a number of features to improve your website. I am going to speak here of just one critical improvement, referred to as an "include" file.Essentially, an "include" file is a separate file that your web page can include as if it was part of the page file. Let's take a real-life example. My site at , I had to change just one file, and -- presto! -- the change appeared on every page of the site bearing that navigation menu. It was so very mu ... Read more »