IMPORTING HTML CODES FROM ANOTHER FILE Options

[Noy]

I have had this issue on my mind, and never really found a suitable solution. Figured I would try again.

I am building a new website. I am always making changes that need to be applied to all the pages.

Rather than me making the changes to every single page individually,

ARE THERE ANY CODES TO ADD TO A WEB-PAGE THAT WOULD IMPORT HTML CODES FROM ANOTHER FILE?

So let say I upload a file "menu.txt" with the menu codes. So that anytime I make HTML changes to this file, it will automatically update all the web pages importing the codes on this .txt file.

I was once accomplishing this with a banner rotator CGI script, but it's not really an option with my new server.
I am open to similar creative options!

[pandy]

See http://htmlhelp.com/faq/html/design.html#include-file .

[Christian J]

I was once accomplishing this with a banner rotator CGI script, but it's not really an option with my new server.

Because the server doesn't support CGI? Does it support PHP, ASP or SSI?

I am open to similar creative options!

There are also ways with javascript and/or inline frames, but server-side solutions are much better.

[Noy]

With my server, in order to use the SSI, I would have to rename all pages to .shtml --- something I would like to try and avoid.
A simple script that I would import HTML codes into a designated place on all pages would work great.

Thanks for your help!

I was once accomplishing this with a banner rotator CGI script, but it's not really an option with my new server.

Because the server doesn't support CGI? Does it support PHP, ASP or SSI?

I am open to similar creative options!

There are also ways with javascript and/or inline frames, but server-side solutions are much better.

[Noy]

Hi Pandy,

I have been familiar with this technique for some time now. As a matter of fact, it just worked for me now for the first time.

My concern is that it requires me to use the extension of .shtml -- is there any way to avoid this requirement?

Noy

See http://htmlhelp.com/faq/html/design.html#include-file .

[pandy]

With my server, in order to use the SSI, I would have to rename all pages to .shtml

Not necessarily. You can make the server parse html files for SSI (or PHP).

[Noy]

As you can see the test worked for;
http://www.rentinsouthbeach.com/test.shtml

Failed for;
http://www.rentinsouthbeach.com/test.html
http://www.rentinsouthbeach.com/test.htm

So you are saying I can still change something on my server to make this work?

I am with Start Logic hosting, powered by vDeck.
Perhaps you know if this change is possible from my side?

With my server, in order to use the SSI, I would have to rename all pages to .shtml

Not necessarily. You can make the server parse html files for SSI (or PHP).

[pandy]

Is it an Apache server and can you use .htaccess files? If so...

CODE

AddHandler server-parsed .html

[Noy]

I believe it is an Apache, but I am confirming now.
I had an old .htaccess file, and edited the content to "AddHandler server-parsed .html".
Then uploaded it to the root directory of the website. However, it still did not work on the .html files.

Should I contact my tech support and ask if they can make the SSI work with .html files?
Or as you suggested; "make the server parse html files for SSI (or PHP)"?

Is it an Apache server and can you use .htaccess files? If so...

CODE

AddHandler server-parsed .html

[Noy]

Managed to figure it out. Thank you guys!

This also helped for anyone else out there;
http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/docs/tutorials/includes.html

[pandy]

Didn't 'AddHandler server-parsed' work but 'AddHandler server-parsed-html' did?