iframe to factorize code in static web sites?

Question

I'm making a web site and due to bureaucratic limitations I am limited to use static web pages.

I would like to include a header and a footer in all of them.

Would it be acceptable to use iframes in this case or should I repeat that code in all of them? Is there any other possibility?

It's not big deal, I simply don't know what is the best practice in this case.

Thank you very much.

PS: I'm also uncertain whether I should ask this in programmers.stackexchange.com it's hard for me to tell the difference.

Answer 1

What you're looking for is generally referred to as an "include". Server side programming languages like PHP and others offer this functionality. All you have to do is create a header or footer file with the common code on it and then "include" it into each page you want to use it.