Server Side Include(SSI) in IIS with AEM Dispatcher

[Former Community Member]

I am using Dispatcher 4.1.8 with IIS7.5. On interpreting the '<!--#include virtual=path'  SSI tag, getting an error 'Error Processing SSI file' on the page.

But the same is working with Apache HTTP server.

[Sham_HC]

Have you configured IIS to handle SSI?  From the logs is request going to dispatcher & then publish,If so verify IIS config

http://tech.mikeal.com/blog1.php/server-side-includes-for-html-in-iis7

[Former Community Member]

Yes, I have enabled SSI in IIS as per the link you gave. There are nothing in the logs (request and dispatcher logs) for the page to be included dynamically.

But one thing what i have observed is that, if I manually cache the page in the docroot location, the SSI tag is replaced by the actual content. But in this case the content is what cached in the docroot location of dispatcher.

[Sham_HC]

AEM Dispatcher with IIS wrote...

Yes, I have enabled SSI in IIS as per the link you gave. There are nothing in the logs (request and dispatcher logs) for the page to be included dynamically.

But one thing what i have observed is that, if I manually cache the page in the docroot location, the SSI tag is replaced by the actual content. But in this case the content is what cached in the docroot location of dispatcher.

If i understand correctly cq caching the page replacing ssl with actual content. This should not happen please file daycare request we can take a look.

[AmitVishwakarma]

To resolve the "Error Processing SSI file" in IIS with AEM Dispatcher:

1. Enable SSI in IIS:

   • Go to IIS Manager > Handler Mappings.
   • Add Script Map for SSI: Request path: *.shtml, Executable: C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\ssinc.dll.

2. Configure Dispatcher:

   • Ensure Dispatcher is not blocking or caching SSI files in the dispatcher.any config.

3. Check File Extensions:

   • Ensure your file has .shtml extension or IIS is configured for .html with SSI.

Test by creating a simple .shtml file to verify the setup.