WebMaster Windows, Second Edition: How to Build Your Own World-Wide Web Server Without Really Trying

This book is a fast and easy guide for turning your PC into a World Wide Web server. Using the book and enclosed CD-ROM, readers can create a Web site in a matter of hours -- and have a good time doing it! This second edition is completely revised and updated to reflect the rapid changes in the software and techniques available to aspiring Web professionals. In addition to a brief overview of the origins of the Web, readers get the nuts-and-bolts details needed to connect with an Internet service provider, all the setup and configuration information for a Web server, and interviews with successful WebMasters. The enclosed CD-ROM for Windows 95 in loaded with all the shareware and freeware needed to set up a Web site.



* Describes all the setup and configuration information needed for a Web server, including security, clickable maps and buttons, client/server architecture, and CGIs (common gateway interfaces)
* Contains everything needed to write great HTML code for Web page design, plus a WebMaster Web site to keep users up to date with all the latest tools, applications, and Web resources
* Features a wealth of information such as useful Internet mailing lists, newsgroups, key Web site locations, and pointers to every Internet resource a WebMaster would ever need
* Includes a CD-ROM with tons of great shareware and freeware, including server software, HTML editors, graphics tools, CGIs, and scripting additions