WebMaster in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference (In a Nutshell (O'Reilly)) - Softcover

Spainhour, Stephen; Quercia, Valerie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565922298 ISBN 13: 9781565922297

Publisher: O'REILLY, 1996

Synopsis

Web authors and administrators have many sources for information, both in print and online. WebMaster in a Nutshell puts it all together in one slim volum for easy desktop access. This quick reference 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

This book is an essential reference for anyone providing content for the Web, for CGI programmers, and for administrators of Web servers.

About this title

Review

This terrific reference book condenses the material of at least five huge volumes on Web site construction into a single small one. It doesn't teach how to develop and maintain a Web site, but it puts all the commands, syntax information, and related knowledge where you can find them quickly. Sections cover HTML, CGI, HTTI, JavaScript, and server configurations. Each section begins with a brief overview of the topic then follows with a series of well-organized lists, charts, and other reminders to help you rapidly find a little-used command or forgotten bit of information.

From the Back Cover

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 works 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 to make interactive Web page; HTML extensions from 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 HTTP transactions; and Server Side Includes, for embedding dynamic data into Web pages. 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: O'REILLY
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565922298
• ISBN 13: 9781565922297
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 374