# Server Side Includes + Symbols

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-includes-symbols/224309>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-includes-symbols/224309 "2007-05-01T03:03:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![skrolikowski](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/skrolikowski/32/3004_2.png) [@skrolikowski](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skrolikowski)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/server-side-includes-symbols/224309/1 "2007-05-01T03:03:40Z")

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Hey all -

I’m working on a project on a IIS server (usually I use Apache), and I wanted to include an html file into another file using a Server Side Include. The strange thing is (see attached) html entity symbols appear (in the browser) exactly where the Server Side Include is added in the code. When I take away the include statement, the symbols disappear. Anybody seen this before? Any ideas what I can do?

```auto
<!--#include virtual="../myfile.html" -->

```

Thanks!