Including header file using HTML

[SharonB]

Is it possible to include a header and footer file using HTML? I have my file as a .html and need to be able to include the HTML for the header and footer. Anyone know how I can do this?

[chili5]

<?php
include("header.html");
?>

<?php
include("footer.html");
?>

header.html

<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>Welcome</H1>

footer.html

Copyright © 2008

I don't know how to do this without PHP but this should be what your looking for.

[TcM]

That is PHP, not HTML. And I think that is the only way to go, to do this with html you have to use frames, and that's not recommended.

[chili5]

I know it's PHP, but itgets the job done, I don't think it's possible with HTML.

You could use frames but that's not recommended.

[v0id]

You cannot include other files in plain HTML. You can do it using SSI though.

<!-- my_include_file.html -->
Hello, World!

<!-- my_main_file.shtml (note the s-) -->
<!--#include file="my_include_file.html" -->
Other content here...

[chili5]

Isn't that almost the same thing as using PHP?

Which one would be better PHP includes or SSI?

[John]

Originally Posted by chili5

Isn't that almost the same thing as using PHP?

Which one would be better PHP includes or SSI?

I believe it does the same thing as your php, but perhaps the server doesn't have PHP enabled in which case using SSI would be the only option [assuming the server allows SSI]

[Kaabi]

I used to use a header and footer on my old website all the time. It makes things a lot easier, with the <php_include> and such.

[Xav]

You can'y use PHP unless your site is actually hosted online - if you're just making local pages, then it won't work. Also, some web development software doesn't show it up on the designer.

[John]

Originally Posted by Xav

You can'y use PHP unless your site is actually hosted online - if you're just making local pages, then it won't work. Also, some web development software doesn't show it up on the designer.

Every piece of php code I have ever written was written and tested locally.