One of the features of the yaSSL Embedded Web Server is support for Server Side Includes. Server Side Includes (SSI) is a simple interpreted server-side scripting language which is most commonly used to include the contents of a file into a web page. It can be useful when it is desirable to include a common piece of code throughout a website.
Some of the ways in which Sever Side Includes may be used include:
– Including the contents of a file (html, txt, etc) into a web page
– Include the result of running a CGI script
– Executing a program, script, or shell command on the server
– Displaying the contents of a HTTP environment variable
– Outputting a list of variables and their values (environment and user-defined)
For more information on Server Side Includes, take a look at the Wikipedia entry here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Side_Includes, or a tutorial on Server Side Includes can be found here: http://http-server.carleton.ca/~dmcfet/html/ssi.html.
To download the yaSSL Embedded Web Server, or to learn more, check out http://www.yassl.com. If you have any questions, contact us at info@yassl.com.