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Mac OS 8 Web Server Cookbook, 1/e

David L. Hart, Cupertino, California
Philip E. Bourne, San Diego Supercomputer Ctr., CA

Published August, 1998 by Prentice Hall PTR (ECS Professional)

Copyright 1999, 400 pp.
Paper
ISBN 0-13-520016-4
$39.99


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[Preface]





The complete, hands-on guide to Mac OSInternet/intranet site management. Don't struggle with the complexity, bugginess or insecurity of those "other" computers! Mac OS 8 Web Server Cookbook shows you how to build a world-class Internet or intranet site with the computer you really love: your Mac, running Mac OS 8! Easy "cookbook-style" recipes show you how to:

  • Plan your site's design, structure and content.
  • Choose your server and client software.
  • Establish your connection to the Internet.
  • Implement Mac-based Web, e-mail and ftp services.
  • Use your Mac to serve forms and Java applets.
  • Deliver information from FileMaker and other databases.
Learn how to choose the right Mac for your site; work with text, tables, frames, image maps, graphics and multimedia; test your pages on Netscape and Microsoft browsers; and much more. Keep your site "clean and healthy" with simple Mac Web server maintenance and security techniques.

Add state-of-the art interactivity with JavaScript. Even preview tomorrow's hottest technologies, from Rhapsody to Webcasting and XML! It's all here-with up-to-the-minute updates on the book's dedicated Web site: http://www.sdsc.edu/Cookbook/Mac Everyone knows the Mac is the world's #1 platform for Web authoring. Now, with Mac OS 8 Web Server Cookbook, it's your Web server platform of choice, too!

Author Bio

DAVID L. HART is an editor at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. He lives in San Diego, CA.

PHILIP E. BOURNE is Senior Staff Scientist at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, UCSD and The Burnham Institute.



    Preface.
    Conventions.
    What Is an Internet-Enhanced Book?
    1. The Global Recipe.
    2. The Ingredients (Introduction).

      The Mac OS. Internet Ingredients. The Internet Restaurant (Client-Server Interaction).

    3. Preparing the Kitchen (Planning).

      Who Is the Intended Audience? What Information Types Will I Encounter? What Human Resources Will I Need? What Hardware Will I Need? How Do I Connect to the Internet?

    4. Choosing Your Appliances (Selecting Software).

      FTP servers. Mail Services. Web Servers. Search Engines. Name Server. Client Software. Development Tools.

    5. Digging In (Client Software).

      Web Browsers. Using Ftp. Using a List Server. Graphics Viewers. Sound Player. Video Viewer. News Readers. IRC Chat Client.

    6. Firing Up the Grill (Getting On-line).

      Anonymous Ftp: NetPresenz. E-mail Services. Web Servers. Search Tools. Testing Your Internet Kitchen. Example Server Recipes.

    7. Keeping a Clean and Healthy Kitchen (Staying On-line).

      Basic System Maintenance. Server Management. Security.

    8. An Orderly Menu (Information Layout).

      Types of Information to Organize. Folder Hierarchy. File Naming.

    9. Web Recipes (Basic Web Documents).

      "Authoring" and Publishing. Hypertext and Text Markup. HTML—The Basics. Design Basics. Putting It all Together. Publishing Your Web Pages.

    10. Gourmet Web Recipes (Advanced Web Documents).

      Tables. Clickable Maps. Frames. Server-Side Includes. "Active" Pages and HTML Extensions.

    11. Forms (Web Input Processing).

      Interactive Web Pages. Forms. The Common Gateway Interface (CGI). Common CGI Languages. Forms by Example. Cookies.

    12. Cooking with Java and JavaScript (The Global Computer).

      Computing via the Internet. JavaScript. Java. The Java Environment. Developing with Java and JavaScript.

    13. Data Buffet (The Global Database).

      Serving Databases. Database Connection Methods. Products and Tools. Examples.

    14. Kitchen of the Future (Emerging Server Technology).

      Rhapsody and Mac OS X. Webcasting. Beyond HTML. Group and Collaborative Environments.

    Epilogue t Food for Thought.
    Appendix A. Internet-based Resources for Learning the Mac OS.
    Appendix B. HTML Reference Guide.
    Glossary.
    Index.

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