Simple Ssi Problem

[GPSJane]

I have only just begun with php so I am not looking to do anything complicated but I do need to use SSI to make updating easier.BUT, when I put the include in the page doesn't display correctly at all even though I designed the page first meticulously before transferring part of it to a text file.Here is the include code I am using and then the html.

<?php include("includes/nav_bar.txt"); ?>

			<DIV id="logo">				<IMG class="nav" src="images/flower.png"><!--<IMG class="nav" src="images/title.png"> -->			</DIV>			<DIV id="nav_bar_top">			</DIV>						<DIV id="nav_bar_middle">				<UL class="nav_list">					<LI class="nav_item"><A class="nav" href=""><DIV id="middle">Home</DIV></A></LI>					<LI class="nav_item"><A class="nav" href=""><DIV id="middle">Invitation</DIV></A></LI>					<LI class="nav_item"><A class="nav" href=""><DIV id="middle">Information</DIV></A></LI>					<LI class="nav_item"><A class="nav" href=""><DIV id="middle">Map & Directions</DIV></A></LI>					<LI class="nav_item"><A class="nav" href=""><DIV id="middle">Accomodation</DIV></A></LI>					<LI class="nav_item"><A class="nav" href=""><DIV id="middle">Registry</DIV></A></LI>					<LI class="nav_item"><A class="nav" href=""><DIV id="middle">Invitation</DIV></A></LI>				</UL>			</DIV>						<DIV id="nav_bar_bottom">			</DIV>

It looks like the DIV and IMG tags are all missing but I can't understand why?

[GPSJane]

Er, I seem to figure things out as I write them down here! Even after spending ages on them before.Does the file type of the part to be included matter? It seems to as I changed the include to .html and now all is good :)DO I always use html or do I ever use txt or something else?

[justsomeguy]

Make sure your server is running PHP and that the file you have the include statements in is a .php file. By default the server won't execute PHP code inside a .html file, only .php. Your include files don't need to be .php files, but the file that has the include statement does need to be.

[GPSJane]

Oh ja I wasn't clear. My file with the include statement is a php file and php is running just fine. But the stuff to be included was a txt file which didn't work but now as an html it's fine.Eg: index.php had an include pointing to menu.txt. I had to change it to menu.html for it to work.

Make sure your server is running PHP and that the file you have the include statements in is a .php file. By default the server won't execute PHP code inside a .html file, only .php. Your include files don't need to be .php files, but the file that has the include statement does need to be.

[justsomeguy]

That's interesting, I haven't had that problem. I used to use .inc to specify my include files and everything worked fine.