Webmaster in a Nutshell

by Spainhour, Stephen; Eckstein, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781565923256
• ISBN10: 1565923251
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Today's Webmasters must be literate in a number of different and ever-evolving languages and technologies. "Webmaster in a Nutshell" is a tool for dealing with this demanding requirement and offers plenty of universal information as well.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Chapter 1--Introduction	1	(8)
The Web in a Nutshell	1	(3)
Who Are the Webmasters?	4	(1)
Recommended Books	4	(5)
Part I: HTML	9	(92)
Chapter 2--HTML Overview	9	(7)
HTML Document Structure	10	(1)
HTML Syntax	10	(1)
JavaScript Event Handlers	11	(5)
Chapter 3--HTML Reference	16	(50)
Core Attributes	16	(2)
HTML Tag and Attribute Descriptions	18	(48)
Chapter 4--Frames	66	(7)
Frame Layout	67	(2)
Nested Framesets	69	(1)
The (frame) Tag	70	(1)
Frame Targets	71	(1)
Frame Border Attributes	72	(1)
Chapter 5--Tables	73	(8)
The (table) Tag	75	(1)
The (caption) Tag	76	(1)
The (tr) Tag	76	(1)
The (th) and (td) Tags	77	(1)
Border Color and Backgrounds	78	(1)
Advanced Table Tags	79	(2)
Chapter 6--Forms	81	(8)
The (form) Tag	81	(1)
The (input) Tag	82	(3)
The (textarea) Tag	85	(1)
The (select) Tag	85	(1)
An Example Form	86	(3)
Chapter 7--Character Entities	89	(6)
Chapter 8--Color Names and Values	95	(6)
Part II: CSS	101	(24)
Chapter 9--Cascading Style Sheets	101	(24)
The Elements of Styles	102	(4)
Style Syntax	106	(4)
Style Properties	110	(3)
CSS Reference	113	(12)
Part III: XML	125	(62)
Chapter 10--XML	125	(62)
XML Terminology	126	(7)
XML Reference	133	(6)
Document Type Definitions	139	(9)
The Extensible Stylesheet Language	148	(21)
XLink and XPointer	169	(18)
Part IV: JavaScript	187	(70)
Chapter 11--JavaScript	187	(70)
JavaScript Reference	188	(1)
JavaScript Syntax	188	(1)
Variables	189	(1)
Data Types	190	(3)
Expressions and Operators	193	(1)
Statements	194	(4)
Regular Expressions	198	(1)
JavaScript in HTML	199	(1)
Client-Side Object Hierarchy	200	(1)
Windows and Frames	201	(1)
Forms	201	(1)
Events	202	(2)
JavaScript Security Restrictions	204	(1)
Global Properties	204	(1)
Global Functions	205	(1)
Alphabetical Object Reference	205	(52)
Part V: CGI and Perl	257	(52)
Chapter 12--CGI Overview	257	(8)
A Typical CGI Interaction	258	(3)
URL Encoding	261	(1)
Extra Path Information	262	(1)
CGI Environment Variables	263	(2)
Chapter 13--Server Side Includes	265	(7)
Configuring the Apache Server for SSI and XSSI	265	(1)
Basic SSI Directives	266	(3)
SSI Environment Variables	269	(1)
Configurable Time Formats for SSI Output	269	(1)
Conditional Statements	270	(2)
Chapter 14--The CGI.pm Module	272	(25)
HTML Tag Generation	275	(1)
Importing Method Groups	275	(1)
Maintaining State	276	(1)
Named Parameters	276	(1)
Using JavaScript Features	277	(1)
Debugging	277	(1)
CGI.pm Reference	278	(19)
Chapter 15--Web Server Programming with mod_perl	297	(12)
Design of mod_perl	297	(1)
Installing mod_perl	298	(1)
mod_perl Handlers	298	(2)
Running CGI Scripts with mod_perl	300	(1)
Server-Side Includes with mod_perl	301	(1)
(Perl) Sections	301	(1)
Apache:: Modules	302	(7)
Part VI: PHP	309	(70)
Chapter 16--PHP	309	(70)
Configuration	310	(1)
Embedding PHP in HTML	310	(2)
Language Syntax	312	(1)
Variables	312	(1)
Data Types	313	(4)
Expressions	317	(1)
Operators	318	(1)
Control Structures	318	(2)
Functions	320	(3)
Web-Related Variables	323	(1)
Examples	324	(3)
Function Reference	327	(1)
Array Functions	327	(2)
Configuration and Logging Functions	329	(1)
Database Functions	330	(18)
Date/Time Functions	348	(1)
Directory Functions	349	(1)
File Functions	349	(4)
Graphics Functions	353	(3)
HTTP Functions	356	(1)
IMAP Functions	357	(2)
LDAP Functions	359	(2)
Math Functions	361	(2)
PDF Functions	363	(4)
String Functions	367	(3)
Variable Manipulation Functions	370	(2)
XML Functions	372	(1)
Miscellaneous Functions	373	(6)
Part VII: HTTP	379	(32)
Chapter 17--HTTP	379	(32)
Client Requests	381	(3)
Server Responses and Status Codes	384	(4)
HTTP Headers	388	(11)
Cookies	399	(2)
Media Types and Subtypes	401	(10)
Part VIII: Server Configuration	411	(86)
Chapter 18--Apache Configuration	411	(25)
Understanding Apache	411	(5)
Basic Server Configuration: Core Directives	416	(20)
Chapter 19--Apache Modules	436	(43)
mod_access	437	(3)
mod_actions	440	(1)
mod_alias	440	(3)
mod_auth	443	(1)
mod_auth_anon	444	(1)
mod_auth_db	445	(1)
mod_auth_dbm	446	(1)
mod_autoindex	447	(4)
mod_browser	451	(1)
mod_cern meta	452	(1)
mod_cgi	452	(1)
mod_cookies	453	(1)
mod_digest	453	(1)
mod_dir	454	(1)
mod_dld	454	(1)
mod_dll	454	(1)
mod_env	454	(1)
mod_example	455	(1)
mod_expires	455	(1)
mod_headers	456	(1)
mod_imap	457	(2)
mod_include	459	(1)
mod_info	459	(1)
mod_isapi	459	(1)
mod_log_agent	460	(1)
mod_log_common	460	(1)
mod_log_config	460	(1)
mod_log_referer	461	(1)
mod_mime	462	(2)
mod_mime_magic	464	(1)
mod_mmap_static	464	(1)
mod_negotiation	465	(1)
mod_proxy	466	(5)
mod_rewrite	471	(3)
mod_setenvif	474	(1)
mod_so	475	(1)
mod_speling	476	(1)
mod_status	476	(1)
mod_userdir	477	(1)
mod_unique_id	477	(1)
mod_usertrack	477	(2)
Chapter 20--Server Performance	479	(18)
Turn Off Reverse DNS Lookups	479	(1)
Use the Most Recent Version of Your Server	480	(2)
Keep HTML Content and HTTP Logs on Different Disks	482	(1)
Keep Content as Small as Possible	483	(1)
Performance Tips for HTML Authors	484	(3)
Graphics	487	(1)
Preprocess Queries and Cache the Results	488	(2)
Use Servlets or Server APIs	490	(1)
Increase RAM and Bandwidth	491	(2)
Look for Excessive TCP Retransmits	493	(1)
Use the Same TCP MTU as Your ISP	494	(1)
Use a Trailing Slash When Requesting a Directory	495	(2)
Index	497