Practical Web Technologies

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.