What is shtml

[CrazeD]

I don't have pretty much idea of coding, can any one tell me what is shtml? What is the difference between html and shtml? What is the purpose of SHTML and how to use it. Any recommendations and suggestions are appreciated.

[Zecho]

SHTML is HTML that is basically processed on the server prior to it being served in the browser. This Hypertext Transfer Protocol facility is referred to as a server-side include. A Web file with the suffix of ".shtml" (rather than the usual ".htm") indicates a file that includes some information that will be added "on the fly" by the server before it is sent to you.

[Walby]

shtml is 'server parsed' for server side includes. SHTML is a file extension that lets the web server know the file should be processed as using Server Side Includes (SSI).Most commly you see it used in custom error pages where it displays things like referring page, IP address etc.

[Aberto]

SHTML is really not a "thing" so much as an extention used by Web servers to define a document that has Server Side Includes (SSI).Server Side Includes (SSI) is a simple interpreted server-side scripting language.The most frequent use of SSI is to include the contents of one or more files into a web page on a web server. SSI allows you to add real-time interactivity to your Web pages without programs or CGI. The drawback is that it requires that SSI be turned on for the Web server.