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.shtml Definition

.shtml is a web file suffix - for example, index.shtml. .shtml files are files which can include server generated content on the page. For example, a .shtml file could contain a counter or other server generated content.

.shtml files are setup on a web server as server side include files. Other files can be setup as server side include, but .shtml files are common on linux hosts.

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