php and ssi together
 

how can i excute some php codes in a document with a .shtml extension?

i tried to do this in my index.shtml page,
and

but my index.shtml just shows the source of showinc.php. it's not executed.

the strange thing is that i have this
near </head>, and it executes.

do shtml files only allow you to do
<!--#include virtual="whatever" --> only once?

As far as I know, you can only use SSI commands on .SHTML files.

I am no pro programmer so don't blame me if I'm wrong :Graucho

&lt!--#include virtual="/includes/showinc.php" -->

should work
or try
&lt!--#include file="/includes/showinc.php" -->
you can also make the server parse html and htm documents
by adding this to an htaccess file
AddHandler server-parsed .html
AddHandler server-parsed .htm

try the using 'exec' in php

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like how?

e.g

exec("someperlscript.pl parameters >/dev/null &");

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