Preface.
Introduction.
Features.
Additional Materials.
Trademarks.
Acknowledgments.
CHAPTER 1: THE WAY THE WEB WORKS.
A basic introduction to how the WWW works within the context of
the Internet with supporting protocols and applications.
CHAPTER 2: THE CLIENT SIDE: HTML.
This chapter starts to look at the client side and static Web
page development using HTML. You will learn how to develop simple
Web pages and formatting, together with tables, images and
frames.
CHAPTER 3: FROM HTML TO XHTML.
Here we continue the exploration of HTML into XHTML. You will learn
about the various standards that have been developed for HTML. More
advanced HTML will also be studied, and the ability to control
search engines, cache refresh and meta information.
CHAPTER 4: GETTING SOME STYLE: CSS.
In this chapter you will learn how to present and control the
format of Web pages using CSS. This includes the ability to
precisely control the positioning and attributes of content while
maintaining the structure of the document itself.
CHAPTER 5: JAVASCRIPT: INTRODUCTION TO CLIENT SIDE
SCRIPTING.
This chapter will prepare you for developing with this popular
scripting language, showing you the syntax and possibilities of
use. The aims here are to show you how it is placed within a page,
variables, strings, arrays and loops. Program flow is also
discussed and how conditional operators and commands are used.
CHAPTER 6: JAVASCRIPT: DEVELOPING MORE ADVANCED
SCRIPTS.
In this chapter you will learn about using objects in
JavaScript, both the built-in types and creating your own. You
will also learn about the Document Object Model (DOM), which allows
HTML documents to be manipulated and accessed. Forms and ways of
validating information submitted are explored here too.
CHAPTER 7: DHTML.
The aim of this chapter is to bring dynamic aspects of site
design together. You will learn about animation, caching, event
driven scripting and browser compatibility. It?s in this
chapter you will also find out more about compatibility and the
need to provide alternatives for different browsers.
CHAPTER 8: XML: EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGUAGE.
In this chapter you will learn about the basics of XML and how
it can be used to store information away from the mechanism of
processing or formatting of such data. You will learn how to build
simple XML files, and be able to manipulate and refer to them.
CHAPTER 9: XML, XSL AND XSLT: TRANSFORMING XML.
The aim of this chapter is to learn about and explore the
possibilities of using XML as the starting point for data to be
transformed into other target formats using XSLT. Style sheets are
used and linked to documents. It is shown here that it is possible
to process XML with a browser or a programing language on the
client side.
CHAPTER 10: WEB SERVICES, FEEDS AND BLOGS.
Here you will learn about three important areas of Web
activity: how it is possible to create language- and
platform-independent services that utilize common Web protocols and
XML; how information can be disseminated automatically to
interested people; and finally, the phenomenon of the blog!
CHAPTER 11: THE SERVER SIDE.
This chapter aims to give you your first contact with the
server side and introduces you to the server; the various possible
packages and platforms; how to set up and the options involved;
testing your server; logging users and dealing with dynamic
IPs.
CHAPTER 12: PHP 1: STARTING TO SCRIPT ON THE SERVER
SIDE.
This chapter gives a basic introduction to PHP and dynamic
programing on the server side. You will learn how to develop simple
PHP, how to structure your programs and embed script within
HTML.
CHAPTER 13: PHP 2: ARRAYS, FUNCTIONS AND FORMS.
Here, you learn how to further manipulate data within PHP and
in the process get to grips with new functions, loop structures and
the verification of data input through forms. Simple arrays to
dynamic structures are discussed, along with the ability to
manipulate strings through special functions. Attention is
particularly given to how to enlist specific features of PHP when
processing data and how these can be used to add security.
CHAPTER 14: MORE ADVANCED PHP.
The aim here is to provide a glimpse of the further possibilities
within PHP, including cookies, sessions, objects and more advanced
file handling.
CHAPTER 15: NETWORK AND WEB SECURITY.
The aim of this chapter is to make you aware of threats to online
security that you and your users must guard against. The most
common forms of attack are studied, such as viruses and worms,
cross site scripting, email problems, Trojan horses, phishing and
many other mechanisms. Possible solutions are also looked into,
including firewalls and anti-virus software.
CHAPTER 16: DATABASES.
The aim of this chapter is to help you understand databases so that
they can easily be utilized in your Web applications and sites. The
basic idea of the database is explored, together with how well it
can be linked in with server side scripting. All the basic
functions are studied, together with how these can be communicated
directly to the database server.
CHAPTER 17: ALTERNATIVE SCRIPTING LANGUAGES.
The aim of this chapter is to have a look at the various
technologies available for developing Web applications. This can be
useful to familiarize you with legacy code that may be met while
maintaining older applications and Web sites.
CHAPTER 18: FUTURE: GAINING A PERSPECTIVE.
This chapter?s main focus is to acquaint the reader with
the leading edge of Internet and Web technology, to give some idea
of the currently active research areas and inspire interest for
future study.
Glossary.
Sources.
Index.
