WebMaster in a Nutshell A Desktop Quick Reference

By Stephen Spainhour, Valerie Quercia
January 1900
Pages: 374
ISBN 10: 1-56592-229-8 | ISBN 13: 9781565922297

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Description

Web content providers and administrators have many sources for information, both in print and online. WebMaster in a Nutshell puts it all together in one slim volume for easy desktop access. This quick reference covers HTML, CGI, JavaScript, Perl, HTTP, and server configuration.
Full Description

Do you have too many books about the Web and not enough space on your bookshelf? WebMaster in a Nutshell takes all the essential reference information for the Web and pulls it together into one slim volume. This book is a quick reference for anyone who does work on the Web - content providers, programmers, and administrators alike. WebMaster in a Nutshell covers:
  • HTML 3.2, the markup language for Web documents
  • CGI, for creating interactive content on the Web
  • JavaScript, a scripting language that can be embedded directly into HTML
  • HTML extensions by Netscape Navigator 3.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
  • Examples and descriptions of the HTML tags for creating frames, tables, and fill-in forms
  • HTTP 1.1, the underlying protocol that drives the Web
  • Configuration for the Apache, NCSA, CERN, Netscape, and WebSite servers
  • Perl 5, the programming language used most often for CGI
  • WinCGI, the CGI interface for Windows-based programming languages
  • Cookies, for maintaining state between multiple instances of CGI, Java, and JavaScript programs
WebMaster in a Nutshell breaks up these topics into concise, distinct chapters, designed to make it easy to find the information you want at a moment's notice. This is a book that anyone working seriously on the Web will find indispensable.

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