Php & Ssi

[simpledesires]

Hi,

Issit possible to implement SSI in PHP? I'm currently working on a project and my boss wants the site to be in PHP, but many of the scripts requires SSI and I can't seem to be able to do it.

Can anyone please help? Thanks! 🙂

[cgraz]

By SSI, do you mean any type of server side includes or a certain type in particular? such as

<!--#include virtual="/cgi-bin/example.cgi?argument=value" -->

If you want that kind of server side include, it needs to be enabled. Here's a link that tells you how: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/mod/mod_include.html

if you just want to use includes, then php has an include() function.

include("path/to/file/filename.php");

more at http://www.php.net/include

Hope this helps.

Cgraz

[simpledesires]

yeap, <!--#include virtual="/cgi-bin/example.cgi?argument=value" --> is what I want.

So does it mean that once it's enabled, I'll be able to use the above line in PHP files too? Sorry, cos I'm very new to PHP.

Thanks cgraz!

[cgraz]

I've never done it personally, but you should be able to use it in .php files also as long as it's not within php brackets.

<?

php code here

?>

<!--#include virtual="/cgi-bin/example.cgi?argument=value" -->

<?

more php code

?>

should work. It's atleast worth a shot.

Cgraz

[Cagez]

No, on most servers you need a shtml extension for the server to parse it as SSI. but, you can use htaccess to make .php files parsed for SSI also.

[simpledesires]

yeap, I tried to implement the SSI inside the php file but got a blank screen.

cagez, can u pls advise me how to can use htaccess to make .php files parsed for SSI?

Thanks alot guys!