Need some help with ssi on index page

[Warpath]

I have searched everywhere in here for a answer and found some great info, but I still have a problem.

I updated the httpd.conf file to get ssi working and it workes everywhere on the site except the index page. When I change the extension on the index file to .shtml I get the following Apache test page.

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Test Page
This page is used to test the proper operation of the Apache Web server after it has been installed. If you can read this page, it means that the Apache Web server installed at this site is working properly.
If you are the administrator of this website:
You may now add content to this directory, and replace this page. Note that until you do so, people visiting your website will see this page, and not your content.
If you have upgraded from Red Hat Linux 6.2 and earlier, then you are seeing this page because the default DocumentRoot set in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf has changed. Any subdirectories which existed under /home/httpd should now be moved to /var/www. Alternatively, the contents of /var/www can be moved to /home/httpd, and the configuration file can be updated accordingly.

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Any help understanding this would be appreciated.

Thanks
Bill