AddType text/html .shtml AddHandler server-parsed .shtml On Nginx, you must use a third-party SSI module—disable it by default. Use .htaccess or server config to block search engine crawling of administrative paths:
| Search Operator | Purpose | |----------------|---------| | intitle:"index of" "index.shtml" | Find directory listings with SSI leftovers | | inurl:index.shtml "server side includes" | Locate documentation or misconfigured SSI | | filetype:shtml "password" | Find exposed credentials in SSI files | | inurl:/ssi/ "file=" | Potential SSI injection points | inurl view index shtml 14 verified
Webmasters, on the other hand, should take note: any .shtml file indexed by search engines is a potential entry point for information gathering. Disable SSI if not needed, restrict directory access, and regularly audit your search engine footprint. AddType text/html