How to Fix HTTP Error 500 (or 500.21) - Internal Server Error Handler SSINC-shtml?

Error Message

HTTP Error 500 (or 500.21) - Internal Server Error Handler SSINC-shtm' handler

Solution

1. To fix this, we need to install the required IIS features to execute the SSINC-shtm handler. Please follow the below steps to install the required IIS features.
   
   
2. Login to the server (VPS) and go to Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features → Turn Windows features on or off.
   
   
3. Select Internet Information Services → World Wide Web Services → Application Development Features.
   
   
4. Make sure you have checked the check boxes of features: .NET Extensibility, ASP, ASP.NET, ISAPI Extensions, ISAPI Filters, Server-Side Includes.
   
   
5. Then in IIS under Handler Mappings, make sure you have SSINC-shtm for path *.shtm, and SSINC-shtml for path *.shtml enabled for the ServerSideIncludeModule Handler, path type File.