How to create single page for header/sidebar/footer

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    If I have the same header/sidebar/footer for multiple html pages, is there a way to make it so that I don't have to change every single page each time?
     
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  2. ashishkg

    ashishkg Active Member

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    so you will include in html pages header and footer like this way
    <!--#include file="header.html" -->
    <!--#include file="footer.html" -->
     
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    Rukbat Well-Known Member

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    That works in some cases, but not in all cases. (It depends on the server configuration, for the most part.)

    Including the file in server-side code works in all cases. Use include('theFileName.html'); in a PHP file that has all your other html in it. There doesn't have to be any actual PHP code other than the <?php and ?> tags and the include() files. The rest can be HTML, CSS, Javascript - whatever you have now.
     
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