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Working with server-side includes

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If you linked to an external script file, the file opens in Code view, where you can make 
your edits. 

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Edit the script and click OK. 

For more information, click the Help button in the dialog box. 

Working with server-side includes 

Server-side includes are instructions to the web server to include a specified file in a web page 
before serving the page to the browser. For more information, see 

You can use Dreamweaver to insert server-side includes in your pages, edit the includes, or 
preview pages containing includes.

Inserting a server-side include

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

To insert a server-side include:

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Select Insert > Server-Side Include.

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In the dialog box that appears, browse to and select a file.

By default, Dreamweaver inserts a File type of include. 

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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:

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

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

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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.

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If there is code between the script tags, the Script Properties dialog box opens even 
if there is also a link to an external script file.

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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.