SSI problems, SSI not working correctly Options

[stumpydave]

Anyone who can advise on this little problem:
I use SSI for menus and on the new site I'm putting together it doesn't seem to want to work. I store my SSI files in another directory. However when ever I load up the page I get error processing SSI file displayed. However if I put the SSI file in the same folder as the page it works fine! Checked name, path, speeling, deleted and recreated etc. Just stuck now. for example the following works:

<!--#include file="http://mysite.com/menu.ssi" --> where SSI file is in root directory

this however doesn't:

<!--#include file="http://mysite.com/ssi/menu.ssi" --> where the SSI file resides in SSI folder

Got me stumped. I'm using the same host I normally use and my other site using this method functioned fine.

[Frederiek]

I've never heard of a file extension .ssi.

Anyway, see The FAQ entry: How do I include one file in another?

[STUDIO309]

Have you tried a direct link, like:

<!--#include file="ssi/menu.ssi" -->
or
<!--#include file="./ssi/menu.ssi" -->


Also, I use .asp format includes on my site. Don't know if the file format would make any difference.

This post has been edited by STUDIO309: Nov 30 2008, 01:25 PM

[pandy]

Where is the calling file? Have you tried INCLUDE VIRTUAL rather than INCLUDE FILE?

CODE

<!--#include virtual="/ssi/menu.ssi" -->

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod/mod_include.html

I didn't think that using a full URL as in your examples would work at all.

[stumpydave]

A bit late I know but thanks for the responses. the include virtual was the solution!

Cheers