How to Set Up+maint.world Wide Web Site

Second Edition now available!World Wide Web (WWW) sites have been blossoming at an astounding rate, with good reason; WWW technology has proven extraordinarily effective at creating a flexible, interactive, and graphic medium for sharing all kinds of information over the Internet.Here in one concise volume you will find all of the essential information needed to create and maintain a World Wide Web site. Following every stage of the process, this book covers all aspects of WWW server design, setup, and maintenance, including: finding, compiling, installing, and configuring the appropriate web server software, understanding the ins and outs of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), creating hypertext documents with Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), converting existing documents to hypertext, working with graphics, sound, and video, incorporating executable programs that run such features as searchable indexes, fill-out forms, clickable maps, and gateways to other services, and writing server scripts to create dynamic documents. In addition, an entire chapter focuses on security, pointing out the risks inherent in a WWW site and how to protect your site from these dangers without hampering its smooth operation.Most importantly, the book's illustrated Style Guide shows you how to put all of this information together to design a fully functioning web site that balances your desire for eye-catching graphics with the practical need for speedy performance. "This is an excellent book (How to Set Up and Maintain a World Wide Web Site) and thorough primer for anyone pondering the mysteries of Web publishing. After reading this book, the mysteries are revealed and the reader is well on his way to setting up shop on the Web." - Computer Life "When the Internet hit the mainstream, the flood of 'how to' books left new and old Internet users baffled by hundreds of mostly redundant titles. The same torrent promises to follow the popularity of the World Wide Web, but Lincoln Stein has done all of us an immense service by writing the definitive guide to Web weaving before the deluge - a clear, complete, and hype-free book (How to Set Up and Maintain a World Wide Web Site) which anyone who wants to set up a Web site (or just understand how a Web site works) should read." - Lyman Chapin, Chief Network Architect, BBN Systems and Technologies "The first how-to book (How to Set Up and Maintain a World Wide Web Site) of substance that I was unable to put down." - Todd Flaming, Coordinator, Chicago Computer Society Downtown Internet SIG "How to Set Up and Maintain a World Wide Web Site provides concise and complete instructions for installation and administration of the most popular WWW servers, as well as detailed explanations of HTML authoring and stylistic recommendations. It serves as a valuable desk reference for administration personnel and HTML authors by providing necessary information in an easy-to-use guide that allows one to painlessly utilize today's WWW technology for distribution of information." - Mark T. Ellis, Development Manager, Reuters "This (How to Set Up and Maintain a World Wide Web Site) is the first and the last World Wide Web book that you will ever need. Period!" - Robert M. Fleischman, Systems Engineer and Web Specialist, BBN Systems and Technologies "This book (How to Set Up and Maintain a World Wide Web Site) is useful for anyone with any level of interest in the WWW phenomenon. Whether you are an individual interested in authoring your own home page, an administrator interested in setting up a secure WWW server, or even just a bystander interested in 'how it works,' this is the book for you." - Mukesh Kacker, Internet Engineering, Sun Microsystems Inc. (SunSoStein, Lincoln D. is the author of 'How to Set Up+maint.world Wide Web Site' with ISBN 9780201633894 and ISBN 0201633892.