Full - View Shtml

Let’s assume you have a file called index.shtml that includes menu.shtml and footer.shtml. You want to see the final, complete HTML.

Step 1: Install a local server environment (XAMPP, MAMP, or WAMP).
Step 2: Place all .shtml files inside the htdocs folder.
Step 3: Enable SSI: view shtml full

If you see <!--#include... in the source, SSI is still not working. Let’s assume you have a file called index

If you need to view the full output of a single .shtml file without installing a server, upload it to a web host that supports SSI (e.g., a free static host that supports SSI is rare—try old versions of Neocities or a local Python workaround). If you see &lt;

SHTML (Server-parsed HTML) is an HTML file that includes server-side includes (SSI). These files allow dynamic content — like dates, includes, or conditional logic — to be processed by the web server before the page is sent to the browser.

<!--#include virtual="/includes/header.html" -->
<h1>Welcome to My Legacy Site</h1>
<!--#include virtual="/includes/footer.html" -->

When a user requests the .shtml file, the server merges the content of header.html, the main content, and footer.html into one HTML document.

If you need to see the original SHTML code including the #include tags (for debugging or learning), do this: