help with ssi - include virtual

[lucid]

Hi. I'm having trouble with the include virtual with server side includes. my host has ssi enabled, and everything works fine when I use the include file command, but I always get the "an error has occured while processing this directive" message when I use the virtual path. I'm hosted by www.ihostee.com and my url there is http://www.ihostee.com/~kholmes . The header and footer includes are on txt format and are located in a folder named "ssistuff" in my main directory. Anyone know how to work out the virtual path? Cos I'm lost :confused2

[agent007]

Well, here's how it should work:


<!--#include virtual="ssistuff/whatever.ext" -->

[crj]

i think if you use virtual you have to have the path from the domain name... so it would be..

<!--#include virtual="/~kholmes/ssistuff/whatever.ext" -->

if you use file it would be relative to where you are calling it from... so it would be

<!--#include file="ssistuff/whatever.ext" -->
or if its in the same directory it would be

<!--#include file="whatever.ext" -->


but i'm not completely sure.....
by looking at your page it looks like you already figured it out...

[meow]

Include virtual is resolved from the root. A slash usually denotes the root. Try like so:
<!--#include virtual="/ssistuff/whatever.ext" -->

[webspaceseeker]

You change the text color to white when I hover with my cursor over it. This look crappy. Maybe someone might think your site is incomplete.

[lucid]

thanks for the help everyone, I think I've got it sorted out now. :)

And yeah, the stylesheet needs changing. I'm just so damn lazy :rolleyes:

[meow]

Originally posted by crj
i think if you use virtual you have to have the path from the domain name... so it would be..

<!--#include virtual="/~kholmes/ssistuff/whatever.ext" -->
Sorry, I didn't see your post. Is that it? I've always had "/" mean my account's root. For the first time I have an account where it doesn't. Have I just been lucky earlier I wonder? I'm not speaking about SSI now, but relative paths starting with "/" in general. :confused:

[Weapon]

huh? do always have to put a / infront?