Excellent for beginners, but I would have liked to have gotten more detail. Perhaps that is the trade-off for so broad a subject.
This book has answers to alot of questions that beginners(like me) might have. For instance, when I was shopping around for a hosting service for a personal website, features that were common to most hosting plans were cron (a scheduling utility) and ssi (server side includes). What are they? Why would they list them as a plus for hosting? Why would I care if they featured these or not? Well the Web Site Cookbook not only tells you what they are, but also gives you examples as to when, how, and why you might use them.
Each topic (recipe) is broken down into 4 sections:
1. Problem: A one or two sentence description of what you need or want to do.
2. Solution: A step by step solution.
3. Discussion: A discussion of the applied solution.
4. See Also: Additional information from other "recipes" in the book and/or outside resources.
There are also sections on planning your site, organizing directories, creating color schemes, as well as tips on making URL's easy to find and remember. (just to name a few). This book will get you well on your way to putting together a well designed web site. Highly recommended.
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