Dreamweaver

Insert server-side includes

You can use Dreamweaver to insert server-side includes in your page.

Insert a server-side include

  1. Select Insert > Server-Side Include.
  2. In the dialog box that appears, browse to and select a file.

    By default, a File type of include is inserted.

  3. To change the type of the include, select the server-side include in the Document window and change the type in the Property inspector (Window > Properties), as follows:

    • If your server is an Apache web server, select Virtual. In Apache, Virtual works in all cases, while File works only in some cases.

    • If your server is a Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), select File. (Virtual works with IIS only in certain specific circumstances.)

      Note: Unfortunately, IIS won’t allow you to include a file in a folder above the current folder in the folder hierarchy, unless special software has been installed on the server. If you need to include a file from a folder higher in the folder hierarchy on an IIS server, ask your system administrator if the necessary software is installed.

    • For other kinds of servers, or if you don’t know what kind of server you’re using, ask your system administrator which option to use.

Change which file is included

  1. Select the server-side include in the Document window.
  2. Open the Property inspector (Window > Properties).
  3. Do one of the following:

    • Click the folder icon and browse to and select a new file to include.

    • In the box, type the path and filename of the new file to include.