How to enable Server Side Includes (SSI) using htaccess?

If you are using Server Side Includes SSI in your HTML files, and they are not working, you most likely need to enable them in your [.htaccess] file. Add the following code in the [.htaccess] file towards the top.

Option 01:

AddType text/html .shtml
AddHandler server-parsed .shtml
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes
AddHandler server-parsed .html .htm

Option 02:

Options +Includes
AddHandler server-parsed .html

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