Web Development and Site Management Resources
Page
Compiled by Rebecca
``Becca'' Thomas
This is a representative -- not exhaustive --
list of links to Web resources for the developer of server-side
facilities and management of those facilities. Generally, I've
tried to provide links to top-level sites that in turn provide
links to other resources and services. Occasionally, I've also
linked to sites that provide a particular resource or service
even though their primary focus is not to link to other
sites.
More general or generic references are listed toward the
beginning of each section, with new entries appended. Entries
for sites that are updated infrequently or appear inactive will
appear near the end of the section.
Are we missing an important link?
Please let us know.
Caveat: Your link selection has to pass our ``rigorous,
although subjective'' standards of link appraisal: it must be of
general utility and interest to the Web developer community :-)
Table of Contents
General Web Resources
- World Wide Web Consortium has site
table of contents:
- About W3C
- News and Announcments
- About the Web
- Member Area
- Press Information
- Technical Area
- People of the W3C
- Technical Reports and Publications
- How to Contact Us
- Reference Software
and links to these resources:
- User Interface
- HTML
- Style Sheets
- Document Object Model
- Math
- Graphics
- Internationalization
- Fonts
- Amaya
- Technology and Society
- Digital Signature Initiative
- Metadata
- PICS
- Privacy [P3P]
- Security
- Policy
- Electronic Commerce
- Architecture
- HTTP
- HTTP-NG
- Synchronized Multimedia
- XML
- Jigsaw
- Libwww
- Web Accessibility Initiative
- W3C Services
- HTML Validation Service
- CSS2 Package:
- W3Core Styles
- CSS2 Validation Service
- CSS Test Suite
- Mailing Lists
- Search
- Historical
- Moved:
- Arena
- Web Journal
- Virtual Library
- Unsupported:
- CERN Server
[entry added 17 Aug 1996; updated 11 Aug 98].
- Yahoo's
World Wide Web information has these topic areas:
- ActiveX
- Announcement Services
- Best of the Web
- Books@
- Browsers
- Caching
- CGI - Common Gateway Interface
- Chat
- Commercial
- Conferences
- Databases and Searching
- Gateways
- History
- HTML
- HTTP
- Imagemaps
- Information and Documentation
- Java@
- JavaScript@
- Magazines
- Meta-Content Format
- Organizations
- Page Creation
- Programming
- Searching the Web
- Security
- Servers@
- Software@
- Statistics and Demographics
- Tutorials@
- Virtual Reality Modeling Language
- Web-Based Entertainment
- Usenet
[entry updated 18 Aug 98]
- The Web Developer's
Virtual Library is a comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia
of Web technologies and design principles that provides an
extensive tree of Web-building and Web-using information
pointers. The WDVL is a well-organized collection of tutorials,
examples, and links to great resources. It's for webmasters, web
designers and Internet developers who are creating Web sites with
HTML, CGI, Java, JavaScript, DHTML, CSS, graphics, VRML,
multimedia, animation, scripting. etc. The WDVL is one of the
oldest web developer web sites, dating from 1994. The material
is unbiased, vendor-neutral and standards- based. The site has
won several major awards.
Table of contents:
- HTML
- CGI
- Java
- CSS
- JavaScript
- DHTML
- VRML
- XML
- Authoring
- Internet
- Location
- Multimedia
- Software
- WebRef
- Animation
- CGI
- Design
- Graphics
- Scripting
- Glossary
- Index
- Library
- Map
- Search
- Top 100
[entry checked 26 Nov 97; updated 12 Aug 98].
- Internet.com's WDVL's Ultimate
Web Developer Resources lists many important Web developer
resource sites. [added 16 Aug 98]
- Internet.com's WebDeveloper.com, formerly
a print magazine, is now part of Mecklermedia's Web development
network, which also includes webreference.com, Java Boutique,
Search Engine Watch, PC Webopedia, WDVL, and the The JavaScript
Source. This site has daily news, how-to articles, product
reviews, and downloads of special interest to Web designers,
programmers, developers, and Webmasters. [added 15 Aug 98]
- Internet.com's Webreference.com, the
Webmaster's reference library, is part of Mecklermedia's Web
Development network, which includes webdevelor.com, Java
Boutique, Search Engine Watch, PC Webopedia, WDVL, and the The
JavaScript Source. This site has columns and tutorials geared to
creating Web pages and sites. It claims to have thousands of
select, annotated links, hourly Web news, noted columnists, and
free services. [checked 16 Aug 98]
- Matt Mickiewicz's Webmaster
Resources site is organized:
- Articles
- Informative articles about Web site and graphic design,
promotion, domain names and a lot more.
- Design Guidelines
- General rules you should follow when designing your
Web site
- Reviews
- Get the inside scoop on software and services for
Web masters
- Resources
- Links to everything you need to build, promote, and
maintain a successful website
[added 16 Aug 98]
- Ultimate Web Publisher's
Guide has table of contents:
- HTML Editors
- HTML Tutorials
- ImageMaps
- CGI / Perl Resources
- Backgrounds and Icons
- Web Space Provider
- Newsgroups
- Animated Gifs
- Style Guides
- Java and JavaScript
- Sounds for Web Pages
- e-Commerce
[Added 3 May 1998; updated 13 Aug 98]
- Internet Computing's Guide to Internet (and
Web) Resources has table of contents:
- Infrastructure
- Software
- Hardware
- Applications
- Computer and Internet Societies
- Conference Listings
- Web Resources for Locating Discussion Groups and Forums
- On-Line Publications
[added 18 Aug 98]
- EarthWeb's Developer.com strives to
serve the complete needs of IT Professionals worldwide. It
claims over 14,000 links to resources in these categories:
- Active X
- ASP
- C/C++
- Cold Fusion
- CGI
- Databases
- Distributed Objects
- HTML & DHTML
- Intranets
- Java
- JavaScript
- Middleware
- Networks & Systems
- Perl
- Push & Channels
- Visual Basic
- XML
- VRML
[added 18 Aug 98]
-
NewHoo: Webmaster Resources. Project NewHoo's goal is to
produce the most comprehensive directory of the web, by relying on a
vast army of volunteer editors.
[added 18 Aug 98]
- Doghouse Technologies' Web Development Center
has links to articles and resources for:
- HTML
- Java
- CGI
- Active X,
- Dynamic HTML
- Javascript
- Images
- Audio
- and more...
[added 18 Aug 98]
- Library of Congress' Explore the Internet
has extensive links to Internet search sites and search aids,
and resource lists organized:
- Access Providers
- Books and Journals
- Conferences and Events
- Guides, Tutorials, and Training
- History
- New Resources
- Policies
- Security
- Software
- Statistics
- Providing Information on the World Wide Web
- Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
[added 16 Aug 98]
- Top Level Domain Registry is the
definitive site for information on the new domain naming scheme,
which includes these new top-level domains: .web, .shop, .firm,
.info, .arts, .rec, and .nom. [added 7 Nov 97; updated 11 Aug
98].
Historical (static and dated, but still useful resources)
- Virginia Tech's Dept. of Computer Science's book World Wide
Web: Beyond the Basics is an online book about many aspects
of the Web. The book was produced by graduate students as part
of a graduate-level computer science course, ``World Wide Web:
Beyond the Basics,'', which was presented by Dr. Marc Abrams at
Virginia Tech in Fall 1996. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem
to have been updated since then.
The material in the book caters to a dual audience: novice users
of the WWW, who want a fundamental knowledge about existing and
evolving Web technology, and professional users, who want in-depth
infomation on specific topics. It seeks to address six major
issues surrounding the Web today:
- History and evolution of the Web
- Existing and evolving Web standards
- Effective representation of information
- Use of object technology for the Web
- Social and legal issues of the Web
- The future of the Web.
[Added 26 Dec 96; checked 13 Aug 98]
Historical
- webNews is
an archive of Usenet news articles about the Web collected from
May 94 through May 95. Appears to be like a predecessor to the
comp.infosystems.www.announce newsgroup, in that it contains
announcements of new Web pages as well as notices relating to
software and other useful Web information, clients. [updated 13
Aug 98]
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FAQs
- Thomas Boutell's CGI Programming
OpenFAQ is covered by the GNU Public License so that all
articles can be freely reproduced intact under the terms of that
license. Anyone can become a contributor to this FAQ document.
[added 13 Aug 98]
Historical (static and dated, but still useful resources)
- Tom Boutell's ``dusty old'' World Wide Web FAQ
was the official WWW FAQ until abandoned in 1996.
Table of contents:
- About this document
- Recent changes to the FAQ
- Introduction to the World Wide Web
- Obtaining and using web browsers
- Establishing and using web servers
- Authoring web pages, images and scripts
- Other resources about the Web
- Credits
[entry added 26 Nov 97; checked 13 Aug 98].
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Publications
- Miller Freeman's Web Techniques
online site has the current issue of the print magazine
table of contents and some articles on line from previous issues.
[added entry 17 Aug 96; checked 13 Aug 98].
- Web Review published columns and
tutorials that cater to mid-level Web site developers. Besides
current articles it has archives, with table of contents:
- Authoring
- HTML
- Dynamic HTML
- JavaScript
- Style Sheets
- Design
- Fonts
- Graphics
- Navigation
- Usability
- Web Design
- Development
- Databases
- Java
- Perl
- XML
- eCommerce
- Advertising
- Legal
- Storefronts
- Multimedia
- Audio/Video
- Animation
- Shockwave
- Site Management
- Networks
- Security
- Servers
- Traffic
Web Review is a production of Songline Studios and
is published in partnership with Miller Freeman, publishers of
Web Techniques magazine and organizers of the Web
Design and Development Conference. Songline Studios is an
affiliate of O'Reilly & Associates.
[added 16 Aug 98; updated 19 Aug 98]
- Web Developer's
Journal - Web News and Reviews for Suits, Ponytails, and Prop
Heads.
[added entry 11 Apr 97; updated URL, added title text 13 Aug
98]
- CNET's Builder.com is a weekly
Web-based publication for professional Web developers.
[added 19 Aug 98]
- CMP Media, Inc.'s Web
Development section has relevant articles from their Web
site organized into these categories:
- Browsers
- Downloads
- How-To
- Java
- News
- Plug-Ins
- Product Reviews
- Programming
- Tips
[added 16 Aug 98]
- CMP Media's Inc.'s Netguide's Internet guide,
Web Developer section [added 18 Aug 98]
- Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. WEBsmith
On-Line has many articles from the print publication, but was
added as a section to the the Linux Journal as of
its January 1997 issue. [created entry 20 Mar 96; checked 13 Aug
98]
- WebServer OnLine Magazine is
written for managers of World Wide Web Sites.
[added 16 Aug 98]
- Intranet Design Magazine.
[added 18 Aug 96; checked 13 Aug 98].
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Standards
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Web Hosting and Internet Service Providers
- Big Hosts/Web Hostings and ISPs
The first directory that is 100% all about dedicated servers and colocation. Find your dedicated hosting solution here. [added 3 July 2000]
- Lists of
Lists of ISPs links to other lists of providers. Many of the
links are for specific lists, say, limited to a geographic
region. [added 16 Aug 98]
- Internet.com's The List is a very
comprehensive guide to ISPs around the world. You can locate an
ISP by area code in North America or by country otherwise. Lists
of ISPs that serve all US states and all Canadian provinces are
provided, too.
[updated 16 Aug 09]
- Celestin's Providers of
Commercial Internet Access (POCIA) site has been a
comprehensive listing of ISPs all over the world since August
1994. The providers are divided into North America and other
countries. Nationwide and regional providers, as well as
toll-free 800/888 providers, are listed for North America. This
directory appears small because the entries aren't duplicated.
POCIA also lists Web hosting companies. Information appears on
large pages without search facilities. [added 16 Aug 98]
- Network-USA's Internet Service Providers
Catalog provides worldwide coverage. It's organized by
country, then by telephone area code for US and Canada or by
telephone city code for other countries, and finally by telephone
exchange number. Coverage is spotty.
[added 16 Aug 98]
- Yahoo's Business
and Economy: Companies: Internet Services: Web Services: Hosting.
[updated entry 14 Aug 98]
Searchable directories of Web hosting services
- The Ultimate Web Host List
ranks the top 25 hosting services. This site provides a facility
to search its Yellow Pages by categories: free, budget, personal,
small business, corporate, and adult. [added 16 Aug 98]
- Top Hosts provides a
directory of over 500 Web hosts, along with its ranking of the top 15 best,
and a Web Host
Guide that helps users -- from novices to professionals -- to
better understand the Web hosting industry. [added 15 Aug 98]
- The Host Index provides
a search facility to locate hosting services by a feature they
offer, or by state, province. Also lists the top 20 hostings
companies each month based on criteria that includes feedback
from our Web site users, Web site navigation, features and
pricing, and customer support.
[added 16 Aug 98]
- HostSearch helps one
find a home for your Web site. The quick search facility
locates hosts by price, disk space. The power search also
lets you specify platform (Unix, NT, Mac), data-transfer
allowance and features (CGI available, custom domain name,
secure server, streaming-media support, database support,
and availability of shopping-cart software.
[added 16 Aug 98]
- The Blade has a large
collection of Web hosting companies organized by how you
want to be known (your URL) and other features.
[added 16 Aug 98]
Historical (static, but may still be useful)
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Web Servers
General
- Intenet.com's WebServer Compare
is a comprehensive guide to HTTP server specifications.
[updated 14 Aug 98]
- Internet.com's
PowerSearch page allows you to find a server by specifying
the operating system, log-file options, virtual-server support,
SMNP support, certificate-server support, search-engine
availability, source-code access, remote maintenance, and
security options. [added 14 Aug 98]
- Internet.com's QuickCompare
page is a side-by-side listing of key features for every
server in the database. [added 14 Aug 98]
- Internet.com's WebServer
Directory has detailed information on each server [as of 14 Aug
98]:
- AOLserver 2.3 by America Online Inc.
- ARexxWebServer 2.0 by Casey Halverson
- Alibaba 2.0 by CSM - Computer Software Manufa
- Amiga Web Server 1.0 by Mike Meyer
- Apache 1.3 by The Apache Group
- Commerce Server/400 1.0C by I/NET, Inc.
- EMWAC HTTP Server 0.991 by Edinburgh University
- EmWeb Embedded Web Server R3_03 by Agranat Systems, Inc.
- Enterprise Server 3.0 by Novonyx
- Enterprise Web Secure/VM 1.1 by Beyond-Software Incorporated
- EnterpriseWeb/MVS 1.1b by Beyond-Software Incorporated
- EnterpriseWeb/VM 1.1.4 by Beyond-Software Incorporated
- HTTPd for OS/2 1.15 by BearSoft
- Internet Information Server 4.0 by Microsoft Corp.
- Java Server 1.1 by Sun Microsystems
- Lotus Domino Go Webserver 4.6.1 by IBM
- NCSA HTTPd 1.5.2a by None
- Netscape Enterprise Server 3.5.1 by Netscape Communications Corp.
- Oracle Web Application Server 3.01 by Oracle Corp.
- Roxen Challenger 1.2b by Idonex
- Spinnaker 3.0 by Searchlight Software
- Spyglass MicroServer 2.0 by Spyglass
- Viking 0.9.33 by RobTex
- WebControl 1.0 by Rapid Logic, Inc.
- WebControl (TM) 2.0 by Rapid Logic, Inc.
- WebSite Professional 2.2 by O'Reilly Software
- WebTen 2.1 by Tenon Intersystems
- Xitami 2.2b by iMatix
- Zeus Web Application Server 3 by Zeus Technology
- vqServer 1.03 by vqSoft
[added 14 Aug 98]
A Few Specific Servers
- The Apache HTTP Server
Project home page has table of contents:
- About the Apache Project
- Server Documentation
- The Apache FAQ
- Bug Reporting
- Security Bug Reporting
- Background Information
- Project Library
- Download!
- Announcements via Email
- In the News
- Related Projects
- Project Contributors
- Other Information
- Search This Site
Apache has been the most popular web server on the Internet
since April of 1996. [updated 15 Aug 98]
- W3C's Jigsaw is the Consortium's
latest-generation, Java-based, object-oriented Web server. Its
speed, flexibility, and HTTP/1.1 capabilities have made it a
premier experimental platform for W3C and the Internet community.
[added 14 Aug 98]
Historical
- NCSA
Web server tutorials, last updated 8 Apr 96], has table
of contents:
- Virtual Directory Structure
- Directory Indexing
- Server side Includes
- Security Related Tutorials
- Access control and user authentication
- Setting up a secure server
- Setting up a chroot server
- DBM Support
- Kerberos Authentication Support
- MD5 Authentication Support
- Enhanced Access Control
- Imagemaps
- CGI Configuration
- Using WAIS as a search engine for HTTP
- Virtual Hosting
- Multiple DirectoryIndex
- KeepAlive
- New Redirect Directives
- NCSA HTTPd Log file rotation
- Restarting and Killing the Server
[updated 15 Aug 98]
- thttpd, the
tiny/turbo/throttling HTTP server is a simple, small, portable,
fast, and secure HTTP server. [updated 15 Aug 98]
- The Sphere Information Services' Two
Servers, One Interface discusses how to configure some
servers under different operating systems to support multiple DNS
domains with one server host. [checked 15 Aug 98]
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Web Indexing and Searching:
- Mecklermedia's Search Engine Watch
has got everything you could (and should) know about search
engines - from a basic introduction to in-depth guidance for
Webmasters. Table of contents:
- Webmaster's Guide To Search Engines
- How search engines index your web site; tips on gaining and
maintaining a high position. Make the top ten!
- Search Engine Facts and Fun
- Overview of the major search engines; information on
specialty search services; trivia and interesting facts.
- Search Engine Status Reports
- How search engines are doing, ranging from the financial, to
the technical. See the Search Engine EKGs!
- Search Engine Resources
- Search engine reviews, tutorials on how to use search
engines, insight into search engine technology and more.
- Search Engine Report Newsletter
- You can sign-up for this free, monthly update of search
engine news; there are links to read the current issue or
articles from past issues.
[added 15 Oct 97; updated 15 Aug 98].
A Few Specific search engines
- Extended SWISH
is a fast, powerful, flexible, and easy to use system for
indexing collections of Web pages or other text files. Key
features include the ability to limit searches to certain HTML
tags (META, TITLE, comments, etc.). The SWISH-E software is free,
and includes a package of Perl programs that enable anyone who
is authorized to create and maintain their own indexes
(AutoSwish). SWISH-E is an enhanced version of SWISH, which was
originally written by Kevin Hughes and modified and released with
his permission.
[added 15 Aug 98]
- Glimpse is a
powerful indexing and query system that allows one to search
through all their files very quickly. It can be used by
individuals for their personal file systems as well as by
organizations for large data collections. Glimpse is the default
search engine at Harvest.
Glimpse is now at version 4.1. [entry added 10 Nov 95; updated 15
Aug 98]
- WebGlimpse
adds search capabilities to your Web site automatically and
easily. It attaches a small search box to the bottom of every
HTML page, and allows the search to cover the neighborhood of
that page or the whole site. With WebGlimpse there is no need to
construct separate search pages, and no need to interrupt the
users from their browsings. All pages remain unchanged except
for the extra search capabilities. It is even possible for the
search to efficiently cover remote pages linked from your pages.
(WebGlimpse will collect such remote pages to your disk and index
them.) Installation, customization (for example, deciding which
pages to collect and which ones to index), and maintenance are
easy. WebGlimpse is now at version 1.5, and it is available for
download. [added 15 Aug 98]
Historical
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Web Performance
Historical
- Timedancer's Web
Server Configuration Guide discusses the factors that
effect the speed of page delivery.
[entry added 27 Sep 96; checked 15 Aug 98]
- The GStone is a
measure of Web server performance for a "typical" user connecting
to a "typical" server which is under a "typical" load. It is a
measure of performance from the user's point of view. The GStone
measures the time it takes to start a connection and the rate at
which data is transmitted. In short: "when I click on a link,
how long until I start getting data and how fast do I get the
data?"
[added 16 Aug 98]
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Electronic Commerce:
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Web Development Tools
General
- eBORcOM's Web Development
Resources is a collection of links to the most informative
guides relating to web site development and maintenance.
[added 16 Aug 98]
- Web Review's Web Tools Guide
includes material supplied from vendors, which has been edited
for clarity and consistency. These commerical tools are
organized into these categories:
- Authoring
- Database
- Graphics
- Java
- Management
- Multimedia
- Search
- Security
[added 16 Aug 98]
- CMP Media's TechWeb Tools provides
tips and tricks for Web designers, producers, and developers.
[added 19 Aug 98]
Historical general tool resources (static, but still may be
useful)
Tool Collections and Lists
- The Web Developer's Virtual Library's Web
Tools page lists several useful tools, such as WebCopy,
SiteScope, LinkScan, and other management tools.
[added 16 Aug 98]
- Webmaster Resources's Online
tools page has links to tools that help you check your HTML
syntax, validate your website's links, check loading time,
generate META tags, add forms and guestbooks to your website and
much more.
[added 16 Aug 98]
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Web Development Tutorials
Note: We can't do all the excellent
tutorials justice in this short resource list. I've only
included a representative sample here. Check out the General Web Resources and Publications section above for sites that point
to Web tutorials.
A Tutorial site
- HotWired's Webmonkey: Build the
Web is is a how-to guide for Web junkies, providing tutorials
on Web tools and techniques with a slant toward the leading edge
of Web design. Webmonkey is attempting to build a reputation for
premier online Web tutorials, tips, and tricks. Webmonkey is
written by and for developers, both amateur and professional, and
provides insight into how to make things for the Web.
Article collection archives table of contents:
- Web Design
- Cutting-edge style
- HTML
- Reference and tutorials
- Dynamic HTML
- Build interactive pages
- Stylesheets
- Take control of your design
- Graphics and Fonts
- Production tops and tricks
- Multimedia
- Audio, video, and Shockwave
- Browsers
- Cross-platform coverage
- Java
- Writing cross-platform code
- JavaScript
- Learn the language
- Perl
- Server-side scripting
- Backend
- CGIs, servers, security
- E-business
- Commerce, marketing, and advertising
[added 18 Aug 98]
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Mailing Lists
- Liszt, the mailing list
directory, helps you find mailing lists that might interest
you and then it tells you how to get more information, and how to
join.
[added 18 Aug 98]
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Security
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Miscellaneous:
- DevEdge site is
for developers who use Netscape's product line.
[added 19 Aug 98]
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