Create a Favicon for Your Web Site
A favicon is a small icon that appears to the left of the address in the address bar of your Web browser and to the left of favorites. Having a favicon makes your Web site more professional and is an element of branding. Fortunately, the process of creating a favicon is very easy. More ...
Website Updates are a SNAP With Server Side Includes
If you ever had to make a change to your website that needed to be carried onto every page, you know what a tedious job it is. Well, have I got news for you. It doesn't have to be. Welcome to the world of Server Side Includes, also known as SSI. More ...
Web Design Troubleshooting Guide
Getting your web site to look right can sometimes be a hair-pulling experience. Even for professional web designers! I can only imagine how frustrated many newbies can get. Let me share with you some of the common problems in designing a well-functioning web site. More ...
Create a Simple, Effective PHP Form for Your Web Site
If you have been struggling to set up forms on your web site using cgi, then definitely read this article. Installing a simple PHP form is much easier and faster than installing a cgi form and doesn't need any programming experience. More ...
Don't Let doors.txt Take Control of Your Email Server
If you have an email contact form on your Website and you have received a message which appears to contain random text and the file name doors.txt followed by some digits, your mail server is being probed for vulnerabilities by a hacker. More ...
Seven Effective Ways to Build Your Own Web Site
If you are a small business person who wants to reach millions quickly and easily, building a web site is a necessity. There are many ways to build a website but I'll just give you an overview of the most popular ones. More ...
Web Designer's Reference
Web Designer's Reference provides an integrated approach to web design. Each of the chapters covers a specific aspect of creating a web page, such as working with typography, adding images, creating navigation, and crafting CSS layouts. In each case, relevant XHTML elements are explored along with associated CSS, and visual design ideas are discussed. More ...
Video - HTTP caching
In this video, Stephen Lamm, who works at Google in Web Performance teaches you about browser caching and what you can do to configure your web pages so that they're cached properly in browsers. More ...
Understanding SSL Certificate
A secure web hosting service provider ensures safety protocols are in place by encrypting the data that is submitted on an e-commerce website. A customer can identify if a website is secure by checking for the padlock icon next to the URL. The address bar will also show the URL as https instead of http. More ...
Increase Your Traffic by Recovering Your Lost Visitors
When an error is encountered, your server will display specific generic error pages according to the error. These error pages are not only dead ends, but they are also very frustrating for your potential visitors. More ...
Video - Optimizing the Order of Scripts and Styles
This video by Tony Gentilcore, software engineer at Goggle, shows you two easy-to-implement yet high-impact techniques for speeding up your web pages. For example, a script included before a CSS file may cause the browser to block. More ...
Basic Dynamic Website Security
There are many things a user can do to cause you annoyance, but the biggest threat is an MySQL injection attack. This is where a user types in some PHP and SQL code into a field in your form. More ...
