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WebMaster in a Nutshell Stephen Spainhour, & Valerie Quercia Price: Visit B&N for the most current price In-Stock: Visit B&N for current availability   Format:    Paperback, 374pp. ISBN:    1565922298 Publisher:    OReilly & Pub. Date:    October 1996 Synopsis Web authors and administrators have many sources of information, both in print and online. Webmaster in a Nutshell pulls it all together into one slim volume--for easy desktop access. It will be an essential reference for anyone providing content for the Web, for CGI programmers, and for administrators of Web servers. Expert Commentary From The Publisher: WebMaster in a Nutshell takes all the essential reference information for the Web and pulls it together into one slim volume. This book is a quick reference for anyone who works on the Web - content providers, programmers, and administrators alike. WebMaster in a Nutshell covers HTML 3.2, the markup language for Web documents; CGI, for creating interactive content on the Web; JavaScript, a scripting language that can be embedded directly into HTML to make interactive Web page; HTML extensions from Netscape Navigator 3.0 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0; examples and descriptions of the HTML tags for creating frames, tables, and fill-in forms; HTTP 1.1, the underlying protocol that drives the Web; configuration for the Apache, NCSA, CERN, Netscape, and Website servers; Perl 5, the programming language used most often for CGI; WinCGI, the CGI interface for Windows-based programming languages; Cookies, for maintaining state between multiple HTTP transactions ; and Server Side Includes, for embedding dynamic data into Web pages. WebMaster in a Nutshell breaks up these topics into concise, distinct chapters, designed to make it easy to find the information you want at a moment's notice.