Frequently asked questions about Server Side Includes and the random image script.
Server Side Includes allow your server to parse HTML pages and replace special tags with dynamic content.
Server Side Includes allow you to embed special tags in your HTML so the server can parse the document and replace these tags with requested information. This could be:
This all occurs on the server side - when the document reaches the end user, they won't see any trace of the SSI tags if they view source.
Yes.
For the easiest implementation, you need Server Side Includes enabled on your server. However, if your server doesn't support SSI, there are workarounds:
A script that provides SSI functionality without actual server-side includes. Useful for high-security servers or servers that don't support SSI.
A simple script that adds server-side include functionality to pages handled by a CERN WebServer.
Non-SSI random image version
Another SSI-based script
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