chapter 01 - The State of the World Wide Web The Scope of the World Wide Web The Web's Phenomenal Growth The Proliferation of Web Server Software Why You Want To Be on the WWW More Than a High-Tech Billboard: Your Name on the Web Web Demographics: Who Is Your Audience? Cautionary Note What Will the Web Be Like Tomorrow? Next Week? Problems with Today's Web Technology Breaking the Speed Limits New Technologies What Looks Good About the Web's Future chapter 02 - Introduction to Web Servers Web Tech Terminology Definitions The Client-Server Model Web Protocols Understanding MIME Pre-WWW Protocols Content Delivery Text Graphics Audio Video Forms Virtual Reality Custom Web Scripts Security The WWW Security Model Domain Restrictions User Authentication Data Encryption The Secure Sockets Layer Protocol Secure-HTTP chapter 03 - Setting Up a Presence on the World Wide Web Establishing a Presence Key Considerations Reviewing and Comparing the Alternatives Leasing Space Working with Leased Space Finding a Provider Costs Concerns and Advantages Connecting Your Own Web Server Connection Types: Switched versus Leased Frame Relay Hardware/Software Costs Concerns ISDN Hardware/Software Costs Concerns Analog Modem Hardware/Software Costs Concerns Building the Perfect Server chapter 04 - Getting Started with Your Web Server Compiling Apache Step 1: Edit the "Configuration" File Step 2: Run the "Configure" Script Step 3: Run "make" Establishing the File Hierarchy Basic Configuration httpd.conf srm.conf access.conf Starting Up Apache Debugging the Server Start-Up Process Apache-SSL chapter 05 - Apache Configuration Configuration Basics Per-Directory Configuration Files Mime Types: AddType and AddEncoding Alias, ScriptAlias, and Redirect A Better Way to Activate CGI Scripts Directory Indexing User Directories Special Modules Server Side Includes #include #echo #fsize, #flastmod #config Internal Imagemap Capabilities Cookies Configurable Logging NCSA Compatibility Totally Configurable Logging Content Negotiation Content Type Negotiation Human Language Negotiation As-Is Files Advanced Functionality Host-Based Access Control User Authentication DBM Authentication Virtual Hosts Customized Error Messages Assorted "httpd.conf" Settings BindAddress PidFile Timeout chapter 06 - Managing an Internet Web Server Server child Process Control The Scoreboard File and MMAP Increasing Efficiency in the Server Software Server Side Includes .htaccess Files Using .asis Files For Server-Push Animations Quick Tips on Hardware Issues Separate Disks for Logs and Data Disk Caching in Memory Kernel Modifications Log File Rotation Security Issues CGI Issues Server side Includes Symbolic Links Publicly-Writeable Spaces chapter 07 - Creating and Managing an Intranet Benefits of an Intranet Bulletin Boards Information Center Common Forms Workgroup Server Discussion Forum Monitoring Tool htmL as a User Environment choosing the Network About TCP/IP Using TCP/IP Software Trumpet Winsock NetManage FTP Software MacTCP Other TCP/IP packages Configuring TCP/IP choosing a Browser The Mosaic Browser Netscape's Navigator Lynx Text Browser Microsoft's Internet Explorer chameleon's WebSurfer Network Topology and Speed Disk Space Document Formats htmL Microsoft Word Postscript Adobe PDF Images A Combination of Formats Setting Up the Web Documents Managing Content Organizing Hierarchy Getting Files on the Server Access Control Methods UNIX File Permissions Open Access Distributed Access Centralized Access Using Multiple Access Methods Adding Useful Features Bulletin Boards Handbooks and Newsletters Adding Business Forms Workgroup Pages Discussion Forums Monitoring Tools Protecting Your Data from Outside Access Security Through Obscurity Using the Software To Restrict Access Firewalling the Internet Screening Routers Application Gateways Using a Combination of Security Allowing Users To Safely Access the Internet Internet Threats Viruses Information Leaks Sharing Your Private Server Using Dial-up Connections Using a Dedicated Link Using Router Access Lists Password Protection Encryption Running Internal and External servers One Server, Two Directory Trees One Machine, Two Servers Two Machines, One Network Two Machines, Two Networks chapter 08 - Basic htmL: Understanding Hypertext htmL Fundamentals History of htmL htmL Tags Platform Independent Three Basic Rules White Space Ignored Formatting Tags Are Not Case-Sensitive Most Formatting Tags Occur in Pairs Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) Access Scheme Address Port File Name General htmL Style Uppercase Tags Document Structure The htmL Declaration The Document Head The Document Body Getting Started Editor Browser htmL Tutorial Paragraphs and Line Breaks Heading Styles Physical Styles Logical Styles Preformatted Text Lists Special characters Reserved characters Foreign Language characters characters by ASCII Number Comments Non-breaking Space Horizontal Lines Images Graphics Formats: gif and JPEG The <IMG ...> Tag Hypertext and Hypergraphics Creating Hypertext Anchors Creating Hypergraphics Linking to a Named Anchor chapter 09 - htmL 2.0, htmL 3.0, and Extensions The Evolving Standard htmL 2.0 Document Type Definitions (DTD) New Elements in the Document Head New Elements in the Document Body Forms htmL 3.0 The <RANGE ...> Tag Finer Layout Control Physical and Logical Text Styles The <DIV ...> Tag Footnotes Admonishments Mathematical Symbols The <fig ...> Tag Tables Table Basics Other Table Tag Attributes Sample Tables Coming Soon! htmL Stylesheets Client-side Imagemaps Netscape Extensions Extensions to Tags in the Document Head Extensions to htmL 2.0 The List Tags The <HR> Tag The <IMG ...> Tag The <BR> Tag Additions to htmL Word Breaks Text Effects Extensions to the Table Tags Frames Creating the Frames: The <FRAMESET ...> ... </FRAMESET> Tag Pair Placing Content in Frames: The <FRAME ...> Tag Respecting "Frames challenged" Browsers Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Concepts Implementation chapter 10 - htmL Editors and Tools UNIX Editors Plain Text Editors MS-DOS Editor Windows Notepad Windows WordPad Word Processing Programs CU_htmL GT_htmL Quarterdeck WebAuthor 2.0 Getting Started Starting a New Document Opening or Converting an Existing Document Converting Existing Documents and Setting Conversion Options Editing Features of WebAuthor 2.0 Saving Documents in htmL Format Microsoft Internet Assistant for Word The Internet Assistant Web Browser Loading and Editing Documents Handling htmL Codes Not Supported by Internet Assistant Creating Forms Using Internet Assistant Saving Documents in htmL Format htmL Editors Netscape Navigator Gold Getting Started Navigator Gold Toolbars Opening and Editing a Document Publishing Your Documents HoTMetaL 2.0 Getting Started The HoTMetaL Toolbars Opening and Editing a Document Publishing Your Documents htmLEd Pro Getting Started htmLEd Pro Speedbars Opening and Editing Documents Publishing Your Documents HotDog Pro Getting Started HotDog Pro Toolbars Opening and Editing Documents Publishing Your Documents Advanced Editing Systems Kenn Nesbitt's WebEdit Getting Started WebEdit Toolbars WebEdit Editing Features Publishing Your Documents Advanced Editing Systems Netscape LiveWire Pro Microsoft FrontPage Document Conversion Tools Converting Word Documents Converting WordPerfect Converting FrameMaker Converting Rich Text Format (RTF) Converting TeX and LaTeX Converting PageMaker Converting Excel Spreadsheets Converting Lotus Notes Converting Interleaf htmL Analyzers Doctor htmL htmL check Toolkit WWWeblint htmL_ANALYZER chapter 11 - Graphics and Imagemaps Graphics Standards gif How gif Works Interlaced gifs Transparent gifs Animation JPEG How JPEG Works Progressive JPEGs Growing Acceptance When Should I Use JPEG over gif? Graphics Tools UNIX Tools Microsoft Paint LView Pro Paint Shop Pro Micrografx Picture Publisher 6.0 Adobe Photoshop Implementing Imagemaps Server-Side Imagemaps Configuring Your Server for Server-Side Imagemaps Creating a Graphic and Defining Hot Regions Apache Internal Imagemap Handling Optional: Linking to the Imagemap Client-Side Imagemaps Client-Side Imagemaps with the <fig ...> ... </fig> Tag Pair Client-Side Imagemaps with the <MAP ...> ... </MAP> Tag Pair Using Client-Side and Server-Side Imagemaps Together Imagemap Tools MapEdit Web Hotspots Map THIS! Testing chapter 12 - htmL Forms Overview of Form Data Flow Form Support in htmL Creating Forms The Form Header Named Input Fields The <INPUT ...> Tag Text and Password Fields check Boxes Radio Buttons Hidden Fields Files The <TEXTAREA ...> ... </TEXTAREA> Tag Pair The <SELECT ...> ... </SELECT> Tag Pair Action Buttons A One-Field Form: The <ISINDEX> Tag Passing Form Data HTTP Methods The GET Method The POST Method URL Encoding Packaging Form Data Formatting Rules Storing Encoded URLs Innovative Uses of Forms Electronic Commerce: The Nashville Country Store Research: Georgia Tech GVU Web Surveys Fun: The Dreaded Matching Question '95 chapter 13 - CGI Scripts and Server APIs Introduction to CGI How the CGI Works Client-Server HTTP Header Formats htmL Forms and CGI The CGI Environment CGI Variables Apache Extensions to the CGI environment DOCUMENT_ROOT REDIRECT_... HTTP_COOKIE Notes on certain CGI variables REMOTE_HOST REMOTE_USER REMOTE_IDENT Setting Extra Variables PassEnv SetEnv Server APIs Using HTTP Cookies chapter 14 - More Scripting Options Concepts JavaScript JavaScript Basics Objects and Properties Methods and Functions Creating Objects Variables Dates Adding JavaScript to htmL Scripts Event Handlers The Future of JavaScript Visual Basic Script Visual Basic Tools Data and Variable Types Procedures Working with Forms Using Objects Embedded Objects CScript Features CScript Basics Variables Flow Control Operators chapter 15 - Search Engines and Annotation Systems Searching Simple Databases Grepping for Data Generating Text Files from Databases choosing Between Several Databases choosing via Hyperlinks choosing via a Form Searching Multiple Files and Directories Searching Multiple Files Searching Multiple Directories Searching Directories Recursively Accommodating Formless Browsers Searching an Entire Web Server Indexing with ICE The ICE Index Builder Running the Index Builder Space Considerations The Search Engine Tips and Tricks Directory Context Speed Enhancements Searching for Words Near Each Other Glimpse Harvest Including Content Web Conferencing[md]Discussion and Annotation Systems Why Is the Web One-Way? Group Annotations CGI and HTTP POST News and the Web Hypermail Annotation Systems HyperNews W3 Interactive Talk (WIT) Web Conferencing systems Academic Annotation Systems Summary chapter 16 - Usage Statistics and Maintaining htmL Understanding Usage Logs The Log Formats The Access Log The Error Log Sifting Usage Data Quick and Dirty Analysis with UNIX and DOS Searching in UNIX Searching in DOS Useful Search Patterns Sifting by Address Sifting by File or Directory Computing Total Accesses Computing Accesses During a Given Period Usage Utilities wwwstat gwstat statbot AccessWatch Commercial Products net.Analysis checking htmL htmL Analyzer checking for Validity checking for Completeness checking for Consistency MOMspider Finding What's New Summary chapter 17 - Database Access and Applications Integration Getting Started Control Flow and a Sample Application Programming Hints Use "Hidden" Input Fields Whistle While You Work Use POST and GET Submission Types Correctly Always Maintain Security User Authentication User Preferences Browsers as Database Front Ends Advanced Topics and a Look Ahead Use of the "Back" Button Concurrency Control Heavy Server State Management Custom HTTP Servers Licensing Issues Commercial Products chapter 18 - Financial Transactions Development of Financial Transactions on the Internet Currencies Online Purchasing Security Concerns Sociological Hacking Brute Force Keyboard Readers Packet Sniffing Public Network Security Session Negotiation Protocols Encryption Algorithms Public Key Algorithms eCash Mark Twain Bank Who Uses eCash Setting Up Shop-Server on Windows First Virtual How First Virtual Works Encryption System Who Uses First Virtual Setting Up a First Virtual Account Welcome to the InfoHaus Becoming an InfoHaus Merchant Resources Available within the InfoHaus Who Uses InfoHaus CyberCash How CyberCash Works Requirements Setting Up a CyberCash Account Who Uses CyberCash Secure Pay Requirements How Secure Pay Works How To Set Up a Secure Pay Account Web900 Requirements How Web900 Works How To Set Up a Web900 Account Secure Web Servers Netscape Commerce Server Who Uses Netscape Commerce Server Client Software WebQuest Secure Server Client Software Microsoft Internet Information Server Shopping Carts/Shopping Malls CGI Scripts Alternatives Taking Orders (COD) Establishing Accounts Summary chapter 19 - Interactive and Live Applications Interactive and Live Application Concepts Audio Tools/Applications and Example Sites The First Step to Quality Audio Use a High-Quality Original Source and Quality Equipment Control the Recording Level Digital Audio Editors Transmission Bandwidth versus Audio Type The Second Step to Quality Audio Transmission Bandwidth Audio Compression Noise Gating Audio Equalization Audio Normalization The Final Step to Quality Live Audio RealAudio TrueSpeech StreamWorks Interactive Audio Sites Video Tools, Applications and Sites Use High-quality Original Sources and Quality Equipment Control the Color Adding Textual Information Applying Shapes and Frames Motion Video, Animation, and Other Moving Bodies Miscellaneous Video Transmission Bandwidth Compress or Don't Compress: Your Two Options Adding Quality Live Video to Your Web Site FreeVue StreamWorks CineVideo/Direct CU-SeeMe Available Reflector Sites Hostname Virtual Worlds: Tools, Applications, and Sites VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) VRML Browsers Live VR Worlds Worlds chat AlphaWorld Traveler The Not-Too-Distant Future: Auralview, W3Vision, and the WebStage Auralview W3Vision WebStage