Re: [cobalt-users] SSI on *.html

[the webthing <webthing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09/27/2000 11:57:30 MDT, the forward command post of catweasel.org
intercepted a message from James Riordon <James@xxxxxxxxxx>:

> Is there a down side to making regular HTML files SSI capable instead 
> of just *.SHTML files.
> 
> Does the CPU have to work header because it has to parse every file 
> instead of just .SHTML files.
> 
> A client is requesting this for his site he wishes to port over.

I've done this on one of my sites with no ill effects.  I wanted to use
standard navigation blocks on every page, about half a dozen different
blocks throught the site.  With 1000 pages and growing, and the blocks
changing every 2 - 4 months, SSI was the only realistic solution I could
find.

I inherited the site with .htm as the standard extention, so I'm parsing
that.  If I want to let a file go unparsed, I can always use .html.

As for speed, I haven't noticed any change.  Maybe when the site gets
_really_ busy I'll need to think about a faster machine.


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