The Realities of Publishing and Maintaining a Web Site

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Although understanding how Web servers work and the issues in choosing an in-house or outsourced server appears easy enough, it does not hint at the challenges of actually running a Web site. Far too often, Web professionals are quick to start a Web project but slow to continue it. The fun often is in the development of the site, setting the structure, designing the navigation, creating the look and feel, and then coding the page. But what happens next ? The site is released to its intended audience, but you can't abandon it now. Web sites need care and feeding. Depending on the site, there might be daily, weekly, or monthly maintenance to perform. Adding new information, checking for broken links, continually testing under new browsers, upgrading HTML or script code to modern standards, running statistics, and performing various server- related activities such as upgrading software or running backups all are vital tasks . The real work of the site comes after it is released. The site was built for some purpose, and now it is time to fulfill it. The next chapter discusses some of these topics and explains how Web publishing truly is an ongoing process.



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HTML & XHTML
HTML & XHTML: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series)
ISBN: 007222942X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 252
Authors: Thomas Powell

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