Web Site Cookbook: Solutions & Examples for Building and Administering Your Web Site (Cookbooks (OReilly))

ISBN: 0596101090
EAN: 2147483647

Year: N/A
Pages: 144

Authors: Doug Addison

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Web Site Cookbook
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Assumptions
Other Sources
Conventions Used in This Book
How to Contact Us
Safari Enabled
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Web Server Setup
Introduction
Recipe 1.1. Registering a Domain Name
Recipe 1.2. Managing and Protecting a Domain Name
Recipe 1.3. Choosing a Server Platform and Hosting Plan
Recipe 1.4. Enabling Server-Side Includes
Recipe 1.5. Setting the Default Filename for a Directory or Entire Site
Recipe 1.6. Making Sure Your Web Site Loads With and Without the
Recipe 1.7. Creating and Accessing Directories Outside the Web Site Root Directory
Recipe 1.8. Automating Routine Tasks
Recipe 1.9. Restarting Your Web Server
Recipe 1.10. Monitoring Web Server Activity
Recipe 1.11. Building an Easy-to-Maintain Web Site with Free Tools
Chapter 2. Site Planning and Setup
Introduction
Recipe 2.1. Writing a Functional Specification for Your Site
Recipe 2.2. Assessing Available Materials for a Site
Recipe 2.3. Organizing Your Files in Directories
Recipe 2.4. Establishing a Naming Convention for Your Files
Recipe 2.5. Establishing a Naming Convention for Page Titles
Recipe 2.6. Establishing a Naming Convention for Your Variables
Recipe 2.7. Downloading All Files from a Site
Recipe 2.8. Making URLs Easy to Find and Remember
Recipe 2.9. Creating a Flowchart for Complex Site Functionality
Chapter 3. Page Design and Navigation
Introduction
Recipe 3.1. Choosing Between a Flexible and Fixed Layout
Recipe 3.2. Creating a Color Scheme
Recipe 3.3. Making Room for All Your Navigation
Recipe 3.4. Designing Pages for Advertisements
Recipe 3.5. Expanding Your Web Site
Recipe 3.6. Adding Background Images
Recipe 3.7. Creating Breadcrumb Links
Recipe 3.8. Creating a Link Menu to Other Pages
Recipe 3.9. Creating Navigation That Does Not Link to Itself
Chapter 4. Formatting Text and Code
Introduction
Recipe 4.1. Writing Standards-Compliant Web Pages
Recipe 4.2. Displaying Foreign and Special Characters
Recipe 4.3. Choosing Type Sizes for Display and Body Text
Recipe 4.4. Including Dynamic Content in Static Pages
Recipe 4.5. Adding a Discretionary Hyphen to Long Words
Recipe 4.6. Dividing a Text Block into Multiple Pages
Recipe 4.7. Reformatting Database Content as HTML
Recipe 4.8. Optimizing Web Page Code
Chapter 5. Formatting Graphics
Introduction
Recipe 5.1. Optimizing Your Images
Recipe 5.2. Creating a Web-Friendly Logo
Recipe 5.3. Slicing and Recombining Complex Images
Recipe 5.4. Choosing Clip Art and Stock Photos
Recipe 5.5. Disabling Image Download
Recipe 5.6. Creating Watermarked Images on the Fly
Chapter 6. Displaying and Delivering Information
Introduction
Recipe 6.1. Explaining Who s Responsible for Your Site
Recipe 6.2. Writing Meaningful Link Text
Recipe 6.3. Adding Preview Information to Links
Recipe 6.4. Creating Effective Pop-up Windows
Recipe 6.5. Randomizing Text or Images
Recipe 6.6. Highlighting the Search Term
Recipe 6.7. Embedding RSS Feeds on Your Site
Recipe 6.8. Creating an RSS Feed from Database Content
Recipe 6.9. Adding a Poster Frame to a QuickTime Movie
Recipe 6.10. Creating a Printer-Friendly Version of Your Site
Recipe 6.11. Generating Downloadable Files Dynamically
Recipe 6.12. Offering Your Site on Mobile Devices
Chapter 7. Interacting with Visitors
Introduction
Recipe 7.1. Preventing Blank Form Fields
Recipe 7.2. Duplicating Form Field Data
Recipe 7.3. Using Sample Input to Reduce Errors
Recipe 7.4. Formatting User-Entered Information
Recipe 7.5. Generating Form Menu Choices from a Database
Recipe 7.6. Storing Multiple Values in One Database Field
Recipe 7.7. Using a Graphical Character String for Form Authentication
Recipe 7.8. Putting Additional Information in mailto Links
Recipe 7.9. Send Visitor Messages to Your Mobile Phone
Recipe 7.10. Using Cookies to Remember Visitor Choices
Recipe 7.11. Internationalizing Your Web Site Problem
Recipe 7.12. Creating an Email Newsletter
Chapter 8. Promotion and E-Commerce
Introduction
Recipe 8.1. Turning Site Traffic into Loyal Visitors and Customers
Recipe 8.2. Creating an Effective Landing Page
Recipe 8.3. Creating a Favicon
Recipe 8.4. Forcing a Secure Connection
Recipe 8.5. Creating a Self-Signed SSL Certificate
Recipe 8.6. Disabling a Form Submit Button After the First Click
Recipe 8.7. Creating Complex Select Menus with optgroup
Recipe 8.8. Protecting Your Site from Fraud
Recipe 8.9. Generating Income from Traffic and Content
Recipe 8.10. Tracking and Blocking Visitors Based on Their IP Numbers
Recipe 8.11. Soliciting Donations and Contributions
Chapter 9. Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Introduction
Recipe 9.1. Handling Requests for Missing or Relocated Pages
Recipe 9.2. Adding the Referring Page to a Form
Recipe 9.3. Improving Site Performance
Recipe 9.4. Tracking and Documenting Site Changes
Recipe 9.5. Modifying an Auto-Indexed File List to Match Your Site s Design
Recipe 9.6. Converting Source Documents to Web Pages
Recipe 9.7. Coordinating Site Updates and Testing
Recipe 9.8. Taking Care of Your Database
Recipe 9.9. Evaluating Your Site with Metrics
Recipe 9.10. Developing Test Procedures for Your Site
Recipe 9.11. Preventing Email Address Harvesting
About the Author
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