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resources_for_website_builders [2022/04/20 07:54] – [Other Resources] Added template *engine* peteyboyresources_for_website_builders [2023/01/31 23:45] (current) – pulled out the CGI stuff in "Other Resources" to put into "CGI programming" page peteyboy
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 ===== Editing Text ===== ===== Editing Text =====
  
-At their most basic level, web pages are text files. Thus, you need a way of editing the text that will make up your web pages. If you wish to build your web page from within your SDF shell account, numerous text editors are available. To see a list, enter the following commands at your shell prompt:+At their most basic level, web pages are text files. Thus, you need a way of editing the text that will make up your web pages. If you wish to build your web page from within your SDF shell account, numerous [[text editors on SDF| text editors]] are available. To see a list while at the shell prompt, enter the following commands:
  
     $ faq     $ faq
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-As you can see, there are quite a few to choose from. Some are simple, and some are complex and quite amazingly powerful. I find "picoconvenient and easy to use. Many on SDF like "nano". And for those who are willing to learn them there are much more powerful editors like "vi", "vim" and "emacs" which offer an unmatched degree of customization. What is important is to choose an editor that you are comfortable working with, as you will be spending considerable time using it.\\  Some folks, myself included, may find it easier to do their editing in their desktop environment. If you are an ARPA lifetime member (one-time fee of $36), this presents no obstacle as ftp (and sftp) is available for transfering your finished work to your html folder on SDF.+You may also access the same page of the FAQ on the web here https://sdf.org/?faq?BASICS?09 
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 +There are quite a few to choose from. Some are simple, and some are complex and quite amazingly powerful. I find [[pico_cheat_sheet|pico]] convenient and easy to use. Many on SDF like [[wp>GNU_nano#Control_keys|nano]]. And for those who are willing to learn them there are much more powerful editors like "vi", "vim" and "emacs" which offer an unmatched degree of customization. What is important is to choose an editor that you are comfortable working with, as you will be spending considerable time using it.\\  Some folks, myself included, may find it easier to do their editing in their desktop environment. If you are an ARPA lifetime member (one-time fee of $36), this presents no obstacle as ftp (and sftp) is available for transfering your finished work to your html folder on SDF.
  
 ===== Help With HTML ===== ===== Help With HTML =====
  
-Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the primary language of the world wide web. In its simplest terms, it provides for structuring the text of your web page, through the use of various "tags" which "mark" your text with structural attributes.\\  For example, text which falls between the opening tag <h1> and the closing tag </h1> is interpreted by a web browser as being a level one heading.+Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the primary language of the world wide web. In its simplest terms, it provides for structuring the text of your web page, through the use of various "tags" which "mark" your text with structural attributes.\\  For example, text which falls between the opening tag <h1> and the closing tag </h1> is interpreted by a web browser as being a level one heading. You can make editing easier by using an editor that has syntax hightlighting, as can be added to [[nano]]
  
 A full description of HTML is well beyond the scope of a basic tutorial, yet it is important that you have access to complete information. Fortunately, what you need is indeed freely available on the web. If you choose to ignore everything else in this tutorial, I would like you nontheless to heed this advice. The website of the [[http://www.w3c.org|World Wide Web Consortium]] (who set the standards and conventions for the World Wide Web) is your friend. Visit it. Get to [[http://www.w3.org/Consortium/new-to-w3c|know]] it. Learn to love it. A full description of HTML is well beyond the scope of a basic tutorial, yet it is important that you have access to complete information. Fortunately, what you need is indeed freely available on the web. If you choose to ignore everything else in this tutorial, I would like you nontheless to heed this advice. The website of the [[http://www.w3c.org|World Wide Web Consortium]] (who set the standards and conventions for the World Wide Web) is your friend. Visit it. Get to [[http://www.w3.org/Consortium/new-to-w3c|know]] it. Learn to love it.
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   * [[http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/primer1.shtml|Javascript Primer at javascriptkit.com]]   * [[http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/primer1.shtml|Javascript Primer at javascriptkit.com]]
   * [[http://www.irt.org/links/JavaScript_Resources/index.html|irt.org: JavaScript Resources]]   * [[http://www.irt.org/links/JavaScript_Resources/index.html|irt.org: JavaScript Resources]]
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 +===== Advanced Website Building =====
 +You can see more advanced things here: [[website_setup_and_hosting_features|WWW Website Setup and Hosting Features]]
  
 ===== Other Resources ===== ===== Other Resources =====
  
 HTML, CSS, Javascript - these are all well established parts of your "general purpose" web design toolkit. There are lots of more specialized tools available as well. I will just list a few here that you can explore in case you are interested. HTML, CSS, Javascript - these are all well established parts of your "general purpose" web design toolkit. There are lots of more specialized tools available as well. I will just list a few here that you can explore in case you are interested.
-  * [[https://hea-www.harvard.edu/~fine/Tech/cgi-safe.html |Safe CGI]] - at the User level, you can run CGI scripts in your web space, but it can be tricky, so you should consult this guide +  * [[CGI Programming]] - Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programming is supported on SDF
-    * if you want to try bash CGI, [[http://bashlib.sourceforge.net/ |bashlib]] is an old tool that may help +
-  * [[https://metacpan.org/dist/CGI/view/lib/CGI.pod#CGI.pm-HAS-BEEN-REMOVED-FROM-THE-PERL-CORE| Don't use the old CGI.pm  for perl CGI anymore]] - At ARPA level, you can write CGI scripts in perl, but you shouldn't use old perl CGI package recipes to do so, because like bash CGI, it's not very safe. Instead, use one of the following modern replacements: +
-    * Use CGI::Tiny, a non-framework modern replacement for standalone perl CGI: [[https://metacpan.org/pod/CGI::Alternatives#BUT-I-DON'T-WANT-TO-USE-A-FRAMEWORK | Perl CGI But I Don't Want to Use a Framework]]. You can easily install in your user perl library, and it works great! Mojo Templates should be installed on SDF cluster and on the metaarray, and CGI::Tiny works with that, plus other template engines which the docs have examples for. +
-    * Use [[https://metacpan.org/pod/CGI::Alternatives#Plack-As-A-Run-On-Demand-CGI-Script| Plack]], it can be set up in your SDF space and run as CGI even thought it's designed around a web framework and its own webservers. +
-    * Use Mojolicious, or [[https://metacpan.org/pod/Mojolicious::Lite| Mojolicious Lite]]. Another framework that is meant to work with its own webserver, but can work for standalone CGI as well. There may be some version issues in the cluster.+
   * [[http://us3.php.net/FAQ.php|PHP FAQ at php.net]] - Server-side Scripting Language   * [[http://us3.php.net/FAQ.php|PHP FAQ at php.net]] - Server-side Scripting Language
   * [[http://www.mysql.com/|MySQL]] - Database Software   * [[http://www.mysql.com/|MySQL]] - Database Software
   * [[http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/|Information on PNG]]   * [[http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/|Information on PNG]]
   * [[http://wordpress.org/|WordPress blogging software]]   * [[http://wordpress.org/|WordPress blogging software]]
-  * [[http://www.blackpearlcomputing.com/bpc/Bandwidth_stuff/default.html|The Bandwidth Conservation Society]]+
  
 ===== Books ===== ===== Books =====
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