Apache2 SSI Installation with Ubuntu Linux

Tested on:
- Ubuntu Linux 10.10 Maverick Meerkat (2010-11-21)
- Ubuntu Linux 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon
- Ubuntu Linux 6.06 Dapper Drake
- Ubuntu Linux 5.10 Breezy Badger

Optional: Install the Apache2 httpd server if not already installed.
```
sudo apt-get install apache2
```

Create the following symlink.

sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/include.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled

Open the /sites-available/default file and add the text with the yellow background.

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/sites-available/default


...
<Directory /var/www/>
	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews +Includes
	AllowOverride None
	Order allow,deny
	allow from all
	AddType text/html .shtml
	AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml
</Directory>
...

Restart Apache2 and create a SSI test file (ssi-test.shtml) and save it in the directory /var/www/.

sudo apache2ctl restart && sudo gedit /var/www/ssi-test.shtml

<html>
<head>
<title>SSI Test Page</title>

</head>
<body>
<!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" -->
</body>
</html>

Test SSI in your web browser.
```
http://localhost/ssi-test.shtml
```

related links

Apache Tutorial: Introduction to Server Side Includes

Ubuntu Wiki: ServerSideIncludes

acknowledgment

Joachim Noreiko - code optimization

alternative to step 2 "sudo ln -s /etc/..."

Open the httpd.conf file and add the text with the yellow background.

sudo gedit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

# This is here for backwards compatability reasons and to support
#  installing 3rd party modules directly via apxs2, rather than
#  through the /etc/apache2/mods-{available,enabled} mechanism.
#
#LoadModule mod_placeholder /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_placeholder.so

LoadModule include_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_include.so