Database-Driven Web Sites - Softcover

Feiler, Jesse

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0122513363 ISBN 13: 9780122513367

Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann, 1999

Synopsis

Database driven Web sites are the future of the Internet. By connecting to online databases, Web pages become more than just advertisements and information vessels. With online databases, Web sites can be transformed into virtual storefronts, larger amounts of changing information can be shared, and e-commerce becomes simplified. Online databases provide a management nexus of scheduling, messages, inventory, and other information crucial for any organization large or small.
Database Driven Web Sites is for intermediate to advanced Web site developers intrigued by the opportunities behind online databases and interested in installing one onto their Web site. With this book, the reader will learn how to plan, implement, and maintain a database driven Web site where business can be conducted and information easily shared.

Key Features
* Shows readers how to create databases that keep organized records of inventory, range of services, customer files, and other kinds of information crucial to the success of a business
* Shows readers how to build virtual stores by implementing databases that can be accessed throughout the Web site
* Covers key technologies that are essential for making a site practical

About this title

About the Author

Jesse Feiler is Software Director of Philmont Software Mill. Co-author of Finding and Fixing Your Year 2000: A Guide for Small Businesses and Organizations with Barbara Butler, and the author of the upcoming FileMaker Pro and the World Wide Web, Jesse has also written Rhapsody Developer's Guide, Cyberdog, and Real World Apple Guide. He has served as a consultant, author, and speaker for many prestigious businesses, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Prodigy, Kodak, Young & Rubicam, and Apple Computer, Inc.

From the Back Cover

Every IS professional, whether in a small business or large corporation, will find this book a must-have for their database needs.

Database-driven websites are the future of the Internet, making Web sites more than just advertisements and information; on-line databases make the Web useful as a means of conducting business. Feiler compiles an overview of this fast-growing phenomenon that teaches you to rapidly build Web sites for organizations large and small. In this book, database experts will find a detailed introduction to Web technologies and the deployment of databases on the Web, while Webmasters will benefit from a thorough explanation of databases and their technology.

Using real-life examples-from New York's Museum of Modern Art's "Dadabase" to Italy's Nautica Di Cesare, where you can browse a database of maritime equipment for sale-Feiler teaches you how to build similar sites for yourself. You will also find:

• How to minimize your startup and monthly costs.
  
• Thorough descriptions of Website mechanics, such as choosing an Internet and database service provider and integrating several providers into a single site.
  
• Explanations of the four models of using databases on the Web: publishing, data sharing, e-commerce, and totally database-driven sites.
  
• How to build your Web site using popular desktop programs such as Microsoft Access and FileMaker Pro.

Edition details

• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0122513363
• ISBN 13: 9780122513367
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 491