Why won't SSI work in IIS?

Question

I can't get IIS to respect my SSI directives - it just outputs the #include directive as if it were regular old html.

Here's the relevant data points:

My file with the include directive is called index.html
This is my directive:  (it doesn't work with virtual either.)
The file being requested is in the same directory as the file being
include-ed.
The SSI module is installed.
The SSINC-shtml handler mapping is present and enabled.

I think it might be some sort of permissions issue (read/write/execute), but I don't know where those settings are in IIS 7.5.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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The problem is that the file is called index.html, which is not mapped to the SSI handler by default. Either:

Map the .html file extension to the SSI handler which brings up another question OR
Rename the file index.shtml

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:14

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answered Mar 16 '11 at 14:13

Josh Kodroff

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 07 '11 at 21:33

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In IIS Mgr, click on the Server / site node (whichever level is appropriate for your environment) and click Handler Mappings. Double-click on the SSINC-shtml mapping, the click the Request Restrictions... button. Check the settings in all 3 tabs there and see if you've got something set improperly.

answered Mar 07 '11 at 21:33

squillman

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Can you elaborate on "improperly"? I saw that it has script access. – Josh Kodroff Mar 15 '11 at 14:06

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '11 at 21:45

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Server-Side Includes are not enabled by Default in IIS 7 on Windows 7.

In Control Panel, Programs, Turn Windows features on off:

Check the option:

  Internet Information Services
    Application Development Features
      [x] Server-Side Includes

answered Mar 07 '11 at 21:45

Gordon Bell

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-1 for not reading that I have already installed the SSI module. – Josh Kodroff Mar 07 '11 at 21:53
Did you also enable Common HTTP Features \ Static Content? – Gordon Bell Mar 07 '11 at 22:02

Why won't SSI work in IIS?

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