The SSI plug-in

Server Side Includes, SSI, one of the first server based interaction method. It uses the ".shtml" extension and filters the contents of the file for tags to be replaced by dynamically integrated contents. SHTML and SSI are generally standardized between servers, with a few variations in implementation.

At this time, our SSI plug only implements the counter function, where any tag corresponding to: <!--#counter name="aname"--> is replaced by the current value for this counter name. Counters are dynamically added to the list as they are requested and the list is saved in object format into a file named: config/counter.list. Try it now, if you get the tags, you may not be using HoverWEb or the plug-in may be disabled.

SSI functions

This is a descritpion of the standard SSI function set to be supported:

  • <!--#counter name="aname"--> Basic SSI counter
  • <!--#include file/virtual="aname"--> Inclusion of files into the page
  • <!--#exec cgi="apath" post="some dtata"--> Inclusion from any plug-in on the system
  • <!--#echo var="avar"--> Returns some server side variables
  • <!--#fsize file/virtual="aname"--> Return the size of a file
  • <!--#flastmod file/virtual="aname"--> Returns the modification time of a file
  • <!--#show param=value--> Uses numerous parameters to show specific information
  • <!--#hide param=value--> Uses numerous parameters to hide specific information


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