Server-side includes on an iMac

I have failed for a year to find a way to run SSI (server side includes) on my iMac using the apache web server included with server.app.

I am wondering if the server app will allow server-side includes in a website hosted by Apache on High Sierra?

Solution 1:

No. In fact, Apple is removing the web server functionality from server app entirely in the very near future and documenting how you would migrate your data to apache to serve web pages.

• http://krypted.com/mac-os-x-server/apple-releases-service-migration-guide-macos-server/
• https://developer.apple.com/support/macos-server/macOS-Server-Service-Migration-Guide.pdf

The PDF above has pages 22 to 32 dedicated to how you would migrate any data to an open-source web server. If you like apache, the homebrew tool might be a good one to use for managing that install and patching and service state (stop / start / restart the web server on command or boot).

From there, you'd be on your own (or need to ask a flown question - possibly on another site about how to enable the SSI you want on the version of the web server you have chosen).