An Insider's Handbook on the Premiere Macintosh Web Server At the heart of every World-Wide Web site is an HTTP server, serving home pagesand other files to Web browsers. On the MacintoshA (R), the most popular HTTPservers are WebSTAR and its shareware predecessor, MacHTTP. Now, expertWebmaster Jon Wiederspan teams with Chuck Shotton, the creator of WebSTAR andMacHTTP, to show you everything you need to know to use these servers to theirbest advantage. Focusing on administration, Planning and Managing Web Sites on theMacintosh will guide you through the process of installing andconfiguring your server for easy maintenance, top performance, and security. Anextensive and comprehensive section on CGI (Common Gateway Interface)applications will walk you through installing and using common CGI applicationsfor imagemaps and forms. There are thorough instructions on how to write yourown CGI applications in both AppleScript and C, as well as guides for otherlanguages. You'll see how to create guestbooks and page hit counters, how touse sever-push, and how to troubleshoot your CGI applications.In these pages, Wiederspan and Shotton share tips and tricks every Web siteadministrator should know, including how to: *avoid common mistakes in site design *provide network and data security *deal with robots and other Internet pests *use vital CGI applications *create high-speed servers using multiple Macs *design scripts that control WebSTAR.
The CD-ROM contains a time-limited version of WebSTAR 1.2.2, CGI applicationsand sample source code for five different languages, a plethora of usefulutilities, demonstration versions of Timbuktu Pro and other key applications,and documentation on Internet protocols and services. In short, you'll findeverything you need to set up and administer a Web site on the Mac. 0201479575B04062001
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Chuck Shotton is the author of MacHTTP and WebSTAR. He is a senior vicepresident of engineering at StarNine, where he oversees development of WebSTARand other Internet software. Visit Chuck's Web site or the StarNine Technologies World Wide Web Page.
Jon Wiederspan is the director of technical services at ComVista InternetSolutions, Inc., an Internet services consulting firm in Redmond, Washington. Visit his Macintosh WWW Development Guide site.
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I. Introduction.
1. The Internet.
Definition.
Internet History.
The Internet Society.
Internet Growth.
Internet Communications.
Before You Move On.
2. The World Wide Web.
Origins.
Current Status.
Learning to Speak "Web-ese".
Client-Server.
HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME).
Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
WWW Client Software.
Proxy Servers.
Robots, or Spiders.
II. WebSTAR Manual.
3. WebSTAR.
Origins.
Current Status.
Features.
4. A Quick Tour of WebSTAR.
WebSTAR.
WebSTAR Admin.
5. Installation.
Hardware and Software Requirements.
Selecting a Proper Server.
Selecting a Network Connection.
Installing from the CD-ROM.
Launching the Server.
Installing Site Files.
Testing the Site.
Announcing a New Site.
6. Server Configuration.
Special Files.
Performance Settings.
Suffix Mapping.
Preprocessing.
Postprocessing.
Actions.
7. Security.
Physical Security.
Network and OS Security.
Information Security.
Secure HTTP Connections.
Special Issues in Site Security.
8. Special Topics.
Running Multiple Servers on One Macintosh.
Configuring Multiple Servers.
Running Multiple Domains on One Macintosh.
Running without an Internet Connection.
Using File Aliases.
Improving Single-Server Performance.
9. The HyperText Markup Language (HTML).
HTML Overview.
Writing Standard HTML.
Ready, Set, Go!
10. CGI Applications.
The CGI Standard.
CGI Applications and Apple Events.
WebSTAR and CGI Application Interactions.
Limits to CGI Application Use.
WebSTAR and MacHTTP CGI Differences.
Synchronous versus Asynchronous CGI Applications.
When Is a CGI a CGI?
Passing Data to a CGI Application.
Historical Notes.
III. Extending WebSTAR.
11. A CGI Example: Maps.
What Can Be Done with Maps.
How Maps Work.
Creating a Map.
Tips on Using Maps.
12. Recommended CGI Applications.
Maxum CGI Applications.
Text Searching.
Database Linking.
WebSTAR Commerce Kit.
IV. Writing CGI Applications.
13. Technical Overview of CGI Applications.
The CGI 1.1 Standard.
How WebSTAR Implements CGI Support.
The "sdoc" Apple Event.
Processing Form Data.
CGI Design Issues.
MacHTTP versus WebSTAR CGI Design.
Writing CGI Applications to Support Actions.
Using Server-Push Features.
14. Developing CGIs in AppleScript.
Creating a CGI Application in AppleScript.
Notes about AppleScript.
A Basic CGI Application.
Form-Processing CGI Script.
Problems with CGI Applications in AppleScript.
Debugging AppleScript.
Close It All Up.
15. Developing CGIs in C.
Taming the AppleEvent Manager.
Threading and Events.
Extra CGI Functions.
16. Developing CGIs in Other Languages.
MacPerl.
HyperCard.
Frontier (Aretha).
Prograph.
FORTRAN/77.
Others.
V. Advanced WebSTAR Topics.
17. Superservers Using RAIC Design.
Server Mirroring.
Application Isolation.
Server Distribution.
Element Distribution.
Server Specialization.
18. Scripting WebSTAR.
The Apple Event Interface.
Sample Applications.
19. WebSTAR Data Interface.
VI. The Future.
20. Preview of Coming Attractions.
The Most Recent WebSTAR Features.
Past, Present, Future: Chuck's Vision.
VII. Appendix.
General Utilities.
Running Remotely.
Automated Processing.
TCP Utilities.
Other TCP/IP Services.
Information Management. 0201479575T04062001
