Practical Web Technologies

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Practical Web Technologies
P.K. Yuen
V. Lau
 
 
SUBJECT COVERED > HTML > XHTML > CSS > JAVA > J2SDK > 2D SHAPES > BUSINESS GRAPHICS > MULTIMEDIA & MOVIES > WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER (WMP) > PLUGINS > JMF > BROADCASTING LIVE VIDEO > XML > XSL > XSLT > XML PARSER > ECMAScript (JAVASCRIPT) > DHTML > MOVING OBJECTS > DOM > EMAILS & ATTACHMENTS > CGI > APACHE > IIS > PERl > ASP > ASP.NET > PHP > SQL > MySQL > E-COMMERCE > WEB SECURITY > MESSAGE DIGEST (MD) > SSL & TLS > OPENSSL > GNUPG > Mod_SSL > CERTIFICATES > AUTHENTICATION > CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY (CA) > APACHE WITH SSL > HTTPS > MOBILE INTERNET > WML > WAP > WMLScript > M-BUSINESS
 
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Practical Web Technologies
P.K. Yuen
V. Lau
There are a vast number of Web technologies ranging from ASP to XSLT. If you are looking for a practical, hands-on guide to all major aspects of Web technology, this book is for you.
Practical Web Technologies
provides an instant course and a reference book for Web design beginners, programmers and engineers, as well as Web practitioners. Starting with the basics of Web design, you will be provided with step-by-step practical examples to help you design and set up functional sites on the World Wide Web. The book then moves through more advanced topics, covering subjects such as client and server scripting, e-commerce, broadcasting live video, Web databases and SSL security.
Topics covered include:
Basic - HTML/XHTML, CSS, Java, ECMAScript (or JavaScript),
XML, and XSLT
Intermediate - DOM (W3C Document Object Model),
CGI, Perl, ASP, ASP.NET, and PHP
Advanced - MySQL (Web Databases), SSL and TLS (Web Security),
WML and WMLScript (Mobile Internet)
Other key features:

• Over 400 working examples presented in "cut and paste" format which can be used directly in other Web applications
• Over 450 illustrations and screen shots
• Supporting Web site at www.practical-web.com

 
 
 
About the authors

P.K. Yuen is a publicly known expert on Communication, Internet

and World Wide Web. He has more than 13 years working experience
on Web technologies including large scale application developments,

engineer training and project leadership. With his work, he filed US and

international patents for a number of designs on images, audio and video
transmission on the Internet and Web applications.
 

V. Lau is a senior lecturer in computing in the School of Mathematics at
Kingston University. He has much experience in teaching programming at
various undergraduate levels and is particularly interested in teaching

Web-related programming skills. He is the core member of the computing

courses development team in the School of Mathematics.
 

List of contents

PART I: HTML/XHTML FOR INSTANT WEB
1  From HTML To XHTML And Web Site Design
2  Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) For Web Pages
3  Graphics, Fonts, And Colors Using Java
4  Images, Animations, And Multimedia
5  XML And XSLT
PART II: PRACTICAL PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES FOR THE WEB I
6  Start With Mouse-Over Control
7  Practical Use Of Script
8  Controlling Frames And Browser Window(S)
9  Programming Moving Objects
PART III: PRACTICAL PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES FOR THE WEB II
10  Using The Document Object Model (DOM) I
11  Using The Document Object Model (DOM) II
12  Date And Time Manipulations
13  Practical Emailing
PART IV: SERVER CGI TECHNIQUES AND DATABASES
14  Using The Common Gateway Interface
15  CGI Applications Using Perl Script
16  Using ASP And Migrating To ASP.NET
17  Programming Databases And Mysql
18  Application Of SQL And PHP To Databases
PART V: WEB SECURITY, E-COMMERCE, AND OTHER TOPICS
19  Security Technologies On The Web
20  Practical E-Commerce And SSL Security
21  Mobile Internet And WML

About the author

P.K. Yuen, Ph.D, is a well-known expert on Internet and World Wide Web. He has more than 12 years working experience in the field and held several international patents on related technologies. He is now a technical director and consultant of a number of companies.

Summary

This book covers ALL aspects of web technologies. From HTML to security, in a practical hands-on guide. It is about Web technology as a whole from a practical point of view, providing an instant course and a reference for Web beginners, enthusiasts as well as industry professionals. More than 400 full working examples, arranging into five different categories, covering all aspects of modern Web technologies. It ranges from HTML, JavaScripts, VBScripts, JAVA, ActiveX, CGI for Web businesses, Perl, ASP and DHTML to more dedicated topics like database ADO, ODBC, XML and WAP. We provide a practical picture on why you should and how to use them. This book provides practical approaches to successful Web development and a full picture on modern Web technologies. It begins by focussing on how to build a functional instant Web on Internet with ISP (Internet Service Provider) and take nothing for granted. Further topics are mainly applications driven. Technologies and techniques are introduced only when needed.

Product details

• Authors: Vincent Lau, P.K. Yuen
• Publisher: Pearson Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780201750768
• ISBN: 978-0-201-75076-8
• No. of pages: 903
• Weight: 2610 g
• Series: Addison-Wesley; Addison-Wesley
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Internet