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Creating Web Sites
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 Can I host my web site for free?
There are two basic ways to host a web site for free. I do not recommend it for anything except a personal page or two you are creating just for the fun of it. Even then, the hassles can be more than they are worth. You get what you pay for.
Option one: a few ISPs offer free web hosting for a few ...
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Can I put photographs and full names of people on my web site?
Do not put the photograph and full name of anyone on the web without their permission. Such information is unfortunately frequently used by stalkers and other undesirables to locate people who do not wish to be found. The situation is different for celebrities, who have voluntarily entered the publi...
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Can I use non-latin characters in my web pages?
Yes, you can use non-latin Unicode characters in your web pages; however, not all browsers include all character sets by default. Some browsers are capable of installing foreign-language character sets when needed; nearly all can install them if the user chooses to do so. This does not mean that you...
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Exactly what does the border-color CSS attribute do?
To quote the CSS2 specification: "if there is only one value, it applies to all sides. If there are two values, the top and bottom borders are set to the first value and the right and left are set to the second. If there are three values, the top is set to the first value, the left and right are set...
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How are .htm, .html, .asp, .php, etc. different?
There is no difference between .htm and .html. Early web servers for Unix used .html, while early servers for Windows 3.1 were limited to .htm because of the MSDOS three-character extension limit. Modern web servers are configured to accept both. Web browsers, on the other hand, only pay attention t...
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How can I ask the user to confirm before submitting a form?
Sometimes you want to make sure the user really intended to click on a form button, or even on an ordinary link. Examples include "delete" buttons. In the most important cases, you should solve this problem by adding an additional "confirmation" page to the dynamic web application that receives the ...
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How can I receive form submissions?
The best way, by far, is to use PHP, ASP or a Perl CGI script to handle your form submissions. If your web hosting account allows you to use one of these options, you should. They work with all browsers, and you can process the information and make sure it is valid before sending it on by email or s...
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How do I accept payment on my web site?
There are many ways to accept payment for goods or services via your web site. When the question is "how can I charge money for this?" the right answer depends on the nature of your site and the size and frequency of the payments you expect to receive from customers. If you do not expect to take tho...
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How do I copyright my web site?
We are not members of the legal profession and cannot give legal advice. If you have serious concerns, consult a lawyer. However, we will share the following information, which you should confirm with a lawyer if you wish to pursue any kind of legal action. Copyright is automatic, and has been since...
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How do I create a collapsible outline?
A collapsible outline, in which users can click a button to show or hide parts of the web page, can be created using dynamic HTML, also known as DHTML. The term "DHTML" refers to the things that can be accomplished using Javascript, cascading style sheets, and the document object model that allows t...
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How do I create a template for all of my pages?
For beginners and many pros, the best way to provide a consistent set of navigation links and similar content on every page is to use server side include directives. These are supported by virtually all web hosting providers, except for free hosting services, and may in some cases be allowed there. ...
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How do I create rollovers?
To change the appearance of a graphic when the mouse "rolls over" it, first create both versions of the graphic in your preferred graphics program. These images must be the same size for good results. Then, use Javascript to preload the rollover version of the image and implement the rollover behavi...
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How do I display a randomly selected image?
To randomly insert one of a group of images into a web page, you can use this simple Javascript code. Just insert this code where you would otherwise place an ordinary < img > element. Note the comments: you must set images to the correct number of images, and you must name your images image1....
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How do I embed sound and music in a page?
The easiest way to distribute sounds and music on the web is by simply linking to an audio file in any well-known and widely-supported format. It is also possible to embed these files in the page so that they play in the background automatically. This should be done with great care not to annoy the ...
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How do I embed video in a page?
The simplest and most foolproof way to share a video with your web site visitors is still to link to your MPEG Level 1 (.mpeg), MPEG Level 2 (also .mpeg), Quicktime (.mov), or AVI (.avi) video file using an ordinary anchor tag, like this: < a href="mymovie.mp2" >Watch My Movie< /a>
Embe...
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How do I force a minimum width for my page?
Normally, web browsers will try to lay out your text and images so that they fit in the available horizontal space. Some page designs do not respond well to this. It is possible to force the browser to lay out your content at a specific width via two methods.
The simple, elegant way that works wit...
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How do I get my own favorites icon?
To display a unique icon in the favorites or bookmark list of the web browser, next to the name of your web site, you will need to create a favicon.ico file and place it in the top directory of your web space. This will cause the icon to appear in Internet Explorer in place of the default "favorite"...
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How do I identify the owner of a web site?
First, look for contact information on the web site or web page you are seeking the author of. Most people do take credit for their work. Of course, there are exceptions. In these cases you will need to do some detective work. If the web site has its own domain name, such as "example.com" (for www.e...
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How do I include one HTML file in another?
Use "server side includes" in your HTML. Not all web servers support this, and some require that you name your file .shtml rather than .html in order to enable the parsing of your file by the server in order to find server side include directives.
Of course, server side includes only work wh...
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How do I link to a specific part of a page?
Place a "named anchor" at the point you wish to link to. You can then easily link back to that anchor. To create a named anchor, just use HTML like this: <a name="anynameyoulike"></a>
Then, you can jump back to that point in the page with a link like this one: <a href="#anynameyoulik...
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