Rick Hale's Page: Web Development

Web Development

• For Linux, check out XAMPP which has Apache, PHP/Perl/etc., along with MySQL available in a single package. PostgreSQL and Python are available as addons. (the support forums are mostly in German, but some are in English).
• If you're using Windows to develop your CGI site, check out Apache2Triad which has Apache, PHP/Perl/Python/etc., along with MySQL and PostgreSQL available in a single, easy to install and configure package. (support forums)
• FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface.
• PHP is a cross-platform, server-side HTML scripting language. It works well with MySQL and Apache, allowing a truly free ASP type of web presence. Check out these PHP/MySQL tutorials.
• phPro has tutorials and examples for PHP.
• PEAR: PHP Extension and Application Repository is similar to CPAN (for Perl).
• Use Online PHP Getter and Setter Generator when creating your PHP5 classes.
• Uniform Server has Apache, PHP and Perl, along with MySQL. It can fit and run on a thumb drive. (support forums)
• Nvu: The complete Web Authoring System for Windows, Mac, and Linux! (support forums)
• SiteExperts.com has many examples of DHMTL and JavaScript!
• Wow Web Designs has links to many nicely designed web sites.
• jEdit is a mature and well-designed programmer's text editor with 7 years of development behind it.
• ONLamp.com from O'Reilly covers LAMP: the Open Source Web Platform.
• Apache also produces Jakarta Tomcat, which allows the creation of Java servlets.
• AJAX is a relatively new technology, allowing web applications to behave more like desktop applications. For the JavaScript side, I've been using the JavaScript Templates Engine from TrimPath. It allows the formatting to be separated from the code.
• Ruby on Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework in Ruby for writing real-world applications with joy and less code than most frameworks spend doing XML sit-ups. (Tutorials: Rolling with Ruby on Rails, part 1 and Rolling with Ruby on Rails, part 2)