Server-side includes

These are directives to your web server to do something to add information to the document before it's sent to the browser. Since it's a function of the server, features and syntax vary with exactly which package is being used. The server we're running allows a number of things to be added to the documents.

The disadvantage of using server-side includes is that it causes a greater load on the machine serving the documents, resulting in slower response for people grabbing documents. There are also security concerns since server-side includes can execute programs on the server machine that may compromise user files or otherwise cause problems.


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