Re: Need help with common web page information

Hi Linda,

It doesnt have to be complicated.

SSI include files are pretty simple for just adding in some standard text or
links on each page of your site. The Big Nose Bird site tells how to do what
you're talking about. http://www.bignosebird.com/sdocs/include.shtml

Use a line such as this one: <!--#include file="pagebottom.txt" --> placed
in the HTML page where you want the text to appear. Upload the text file it
refers to ("pagebottom.txt" in this example)  to the same directory as the
HTML page. This text file may have html in it, but is saved as ".txt" and is
not a complete html page with HTML, HEAD and BODY tags. A list of main site
links, your copyright notice etc. would be a good example.
Using server side includes can become complicated, but you dont have to
start out at the high end, you can start with simple text files. Just check
your server first.

Pam


----- Original Message -----
From: "Captain F.M. O'Lary" <ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net>
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Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: Need help with common web page information


> Linda,
>
> what you are looking for is "SSI" (sever side includes). It is pretty . .
.
> deep . . for a beginner, but you may just pick it right up - who knows!
>
> One of my (personal) favorite ways of doing this is using PHP (
> http://www.php.org ) or PERL, but *both* require the assistance of your
ISP
> to implement.
>
> If that becomes (or is) a problem, you may want to consider a membership
in
> evolt.org ( http://www.evolt.org ) one of the benefits of membership is
> access to their PHP resources (read: a server running PHP you can use to
> process anything your skills allow).
>
> HTH,
> Fuzzy.
>
>
> At 01:50 PM 12/22/01 , Linda Shane wrote:
> >Hi I'm a Newbie and need some help.
> >
> >How can I create common information and have it included on each web page
> >without copying the code from one page to another?
> >
> >Much like you would use a header and footer in a document, I want to be
able
> >to include common information such as contact information and links which
> >are often at the bottom of each page on a web site.
> >
> >If you have a page I could reference, that would be very helpful.
Thanks,
> >
> >Linda Lee
> >
> >
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> Captain F.M. O'Lary
> ctfuzzy(at)canopy.net
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