Use of SSI (Server Side Include) on Linux

SSI (Server Side Include) is the oldest method of bringing a little life to otherwise static HTML pages. A very used function is a date stamp that is updated on every load of the page – it is done by inserting the following in a .shtml file:

The time is now

 

One the best SSI guides is at BigNoseBird – there you will find examples, a list of the different SSI variables you can use, etc.
The guide can be found here:

http://www.bignosebird.com/ssi.shtml