18.8. Server-Side Image Maps
In HTML, an element called MAP lets you associate URLs with various regions of an image; then, when the image is clicked in one of the designated regions, the browser loads the appropriate URL. This form of mapping is known as a client-side image map, since the determination of which URL to contact is made on the client and no server-side program is involved. HTML also supports server-side image maps that can be used within HTML forms. With such maps, an image is drawn, and when the user clicks on it, the coordinates of the click are sent to a server-side program.
Client-side image maps are simpler and more efficient than server-side ones; use them when all you want to do is associate a fixed set of URLs with some ...
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