The browser treats the SSI as an HTML comment (which it technically is) and ignores it. You want to after the server processes the includes.
| Directive | Example | Function | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | <!--#include virtual="header.shtml" --> | Inserts the contents of another file. | | #echo | <!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --> | Prints server variables (date, referrer, user agent). | | #exec | <!--#exec cmd="uptime" --> | Runs a system command (often disabled for security). | | #flastmod | <!--#flastmod file="document.html" --> | Shows the last modification date of a file. | | #if / #endif | <!--#if expr="$REMOTE_ADDR = /^192\./"--> | Conditional logic (basic if statements). | view shtml full
<html> <head><title>My Site</title></head> <body> <!--#include file="header.html" --> <h1>Welcome to my Homepage</h1> <!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" --> </body> </html> The browser treats the SSI as an HTML
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