SSI Extension problems

[mermulade]

Hello, i have a question about the infamous server side includes:
I would like to make my includes work without the .shtml extension. (it works fine with .shtml but I am too lazy to change all the extensions on my website...) I attempted to create a .htaccess file that I placed in the /var/www/ directory. It reads:

AddType text/html .shtml
AddHandler server-parsed .shtml .html

Please help, Mermulade

[cdenley]

Edit the file /etc/apache2/mods-available/mime.conf

change this part (change in red)

#
# Filters allow you to process content before it is sent to the client.
#
# To parse .shtml files for server-side includes (SSI):
# (You will also need to add "Includes" to the "Options" directive.)
#
AddType text/html .shtml
AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml .html


then restart apache

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart