Web Programming is about more than creating and formatting webpages and web-sites though that is often a starting point for many. Using scripting languages such as JavaScript, Perl and PHP as well as fully blown programming languages such as Java, it becomes possible to add a lot more functionality to a site such as making dynamic interfaces, linking websites to databases, tracking users etc.

About the Author

Chris Bates, Sheffield Hallam University, UK Chris has been teaching a web programming course for several years to a large and diverse group of students during which he has created and refined the examples and exercises used in the book.

Table of Contents:
Preface to the Second Edition Preface Acknowledgement Introduction HTML, XML, and the World Wide Web HTML Basic HTML The Document Body Text Hyperlinks Adding More Formatting Lists Tables Using Color and Images Images More HTML Multimedia Objects Frames Forms -Towards Interactivity The HTML Document Head in Detail XHTML -An Evolutinary Markup Cascading Stylesheets Introduction Using Styles: Simple Examples Defining Your Own Styles Properties and Values in Styles Stylesheets - a Worked Example Formatting Blocks of Information Layers An Introduction to JavaScript What is Dynamic HTML? JavaScript JavaScript -The Basics Variables String Manipulation Mathematical Functions Statements Operators Arrays Functions Objects in JavaScript Data and Objects in JavaScript Regular Expressions Exception Handling Builtin Objects Events Dynamic HTML with JavaScript Data Validation Opening a New Window Messages and Confirmations The Status Bar Writing to a Different Frame Rollover Buttons Moving Images Multiple Pages in a Single Download A Text-only Menu System Floating Logos Programming in Perl 5 Why Perl? On-line Documentation The Basic Perl Program Scalars Arrays Hashes Control Structures Processing Text Regular Expresssions Using Files Subroutines Bits and Pieces CGI Scripting What is CGI? Developing CGI Applications Processing CGI Returning a Basic HTML Page Introduction to CGI.pm CGI.pm Methods Creating HTML Pages Dynamically Using CGI.pm - An Example Adding Robustness Some CGI Examples Uploading Files Tracking Users with Cookies Tracking Users with Hidden Data Using Data Files Restricting Access With Session IDs Building Web Applications With Perl Carp Cookies Using Relational Databases Using libwww Template-based Sites With HTML: Mason Creating And Manipulating Images An Introduction to PHP PHP Using PHP Variables Program Control Builtin Functions Active Server Pages and Java XML: Defining Data for Web Applications Basic XML Document Type Definition XML Schema Document Object Model Presenting XML Handling XML with Perl Using XML::Parser Handling the DOM with Perl Good Design Structure Tables versus Frames versus Accessibility Internationalization Useful Software Web Browsers Perl Web Servers mod-perl Databases Accessing your ISP Protocols IP and TCP Hypertext Transfer Protocol Common Gateway Interface The Document Object Model Introducing the Document Object Model Exercises Case Study The Plan The Data References Glossary Appendix A: HTML Color Codes Appendix B: JavaScript Keywords and Methods. Appendix C: HTML Entities Index