Internet Systems - July 1997

Behind the Lines: Managing a Web Site for the Long Haul
by Kurt Indermaur
Getting a Web site up and running is an accomplishment in itself, but that's nothing compared to what you face when it's time to manage the site effectively. In this article, Kurt Indermaur identifies the key issues to consider in site management, from choosing which server or language to use and anticipating hardware and software upgrades to establishing a process for producing content and integrating it into your site.
Beyond Broken Links
by Rick Hower
The Internet and Intranets are intensely public domains. When you make a mistake, a big audience witnesses it. This article will help you save face. It explains everything you need to know about testing database-driven Web applications, with guidelines for developing a testing strategy and insight into which products are the market leaders.
Log Analysis
by Dan Rahmel
Client/server applications rarely provide built-in audit trails, but Web server logs reveal what users do inside an Intranet or Internet site ı and what they ignore. To make sense of this resource requires the use of log-analysis software programs. This article explains what a log file can tell a curious administrator, and what tools can get the job done.
Managing Change
by David Moss
Most popular development tools today come with built-in source code control, but this degree of maturation has yet to spread to the world of Web and Java development tools. This article explains why you need version-control software in your Web application tool box and introduces four products that are leading the charge.
From the Editor
by Clara Parkes
Web vs. Life


Behind the Lines: Managing a Web Site for the Long Haul by Kurt Indermaur Getting a Web site up and running is an accomplishment in itself, but that's nothing compared to what you face when it's time to manage the site effectively. In this article, Kurt Indermaur identifies the key issues to consider in site management, from choosing which server or language to use and anticipating hardware and software upgrades to establishing a process for producing content and integrating it into your site. Beyond Broken Links by Rick Hower The Internet and Intranets are intensely public domains. When you make a mistake, a big audience witnesses it. This article will help you save face. It explains everything you need to know about testing database-driven Web applications, with guidelines for developing a testing strategy and insight into which products are the market leaders. Log Analysis by Dan Rahmel Client/server applications rarely provide built-in audit trails, but Web server logs reveal what users do inside an Intranet or Internet site ı and what they ignore. To make sense of this resource requires the use of log-analysis software programs. This article explains what a log file can tell a curious administrator, and what tools can get the job done. Managing Change by David Moss Most popular development tools today come with built-in source code control, but this degree of maturation has yet to spread to the world of Web and Java development tools. This article explains why you need version-control software in your Web application tool box and introduces four products that are leading the charge. From the Editor by Clara Parkes Web vs. Life

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Updated Wednesday, June 18, 1997.