Getting Started with the Web

Cover
Web Platform
Copyright
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Setting Up Your Web Space
	Getting a Domain
		The Top-Level Domain
		Registering Your Domain
	Using Hosting Companies
		Types of Web Hosting
		Finding Your Hosting Company
		Signing Up with a Host
		Your Website’s Address and Connecting Your Domain
	Communicating with Your Server Using FTP
		Introducing the cPanel
		Setting Up and Using an FTP Account
		Uploading Your First Web Page
	Setting Up an Email Address
	Quick Review of Web Server Basics
Chapter 2. Structuring The Web Content with HTML
	Basic Page Structure
		The doctype
		The html Element
		The head Element and an Introduction to Empty Elements
		The body Element
	Commonly Occurring HTML Elements
		Inline Elements
		Common Block-Level Elements
		The div and span Elements
Chapter 3. Styling the Page with CSS
	CSS Stylesheets
	Applying CSS
	The CSS
		Fonts
		Decorative Accents and Color
		Spacing
		Layout
	Finishing Up 
Chapter 4. Going Beyond the Basics
	The New Accessible/Semantic HTML5 Elements
		The article, section, header, and footer Elements
		The nav, aside, and figure Elements
	Adding Links to Video and Audio Files
	Using a Static Page Template
	Adding a Simple Mail-To Form
Chapter 5. Adding Dynamic Content
	Creating a Subdomain For Your Weblog (or Other Purpose)
	Creating the Wordpress Weblog
	Exploring Your New Weblog
	Choosing Your Weblog’s New Look
	Adding the Perfect Site Widgets
	Adding a Plugin
	Creating Wordpress Posts and Pages
		Posts
		Pages
	Incorporating Social Media Into Your Site
	Helping People Find Your Site
	Adding Weblog Comments
Chapter 6. Advanced Web Technologies and Techniques
	The File Manager
	Managing Recurring Tasks with Cron
	Command Line Access with SSH
	Secure FTP (SFTP)
	Website Statistics
	Adding Support for Digital Certificates and SSL
	Moving Your Site
		Backing Up Your Files and Moving Them
		Exporting and Importing the Database
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