Webmaster in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, is a quick reference for anyone who works on a UNIX-based Web server -- content providers, programmers, and administrators alike. This book takes all the essential reference information for the Web and pulls it together into one volume.

As the second edition of WebMaster in a Nutshell, this book updates the topics of the first edition for their latest innovations, while expanding the book to cover newly emerging technologies. The book covers:

• HTML 4.0, with emphasis on Cascading Style Sheets
• XML, the "next-generation" markup language for the Web
• CGI, including a reference to the Perl programming language and the CGI.pm and DBI Perl modules
• Server Side Includes, for embedding dynamic data into Web pages
• JavaScript 1.2, used primarily for client-side scripting
• PHP, the embedded programming language that facilitates database access on the server side
• HTTP 1.1, the underlying protocol that drives the Web
• Server administration for both the Apache and Netscape servers, expanded to cover Apache modules and general server performance tips

Webmaster in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition, breaks up these topics into concise, distinct chapters, designed to make it easy to find the information you want at a moment's notice. This is a book that anyone working seriously on the Web will find indispensable.