Include and Include virtual

[Martyn18]

I haven't a clue about php, but I have seen this used on another website and I like how it looks, I dont want to use frames because I think they are ugly.

Right...

I have an shtml file called sidebar.shtml, this is the bar down the side with the links on.

I have an index.php page that uses

  <?php include("sidebar.shtml");?>

This bit works fine.

When I try to create other pages using

  <!--#include virtual="sidebar.shtml"-->

I get "an error occured while processing this directive" in the corner.

I have tried using the full url of sidebar.shtml but this doesnt work.
If the other page I create is changed to php, I dont get the error, but nothing displays.

This is probably something stupid I know, but I'm a total newbie with php.

Thanks

[jpmoriarty]

try <!--#include file="sidebar.shtml"-->