COP3832  Section 02
Advanced Web Server Communication
Spring 2001

Homework Grading Policy
Each assignment		0 to 20 points
Exams and Assignments
	Exam 1	Exam 2	Homework
% of Grade	30%	40%	30%
Dates	Wed 2/21	Mon 4/23, 1825-2105	Various
Texts
CGI Programming with Perl, Second Edition; Guelich, Gundavaram, Birnieks; O'Reilly, 2000
JavaScript 1.3 in 24 Hours; Moncur, SAMS 1999
On-line References
HTML Reference
Apache Reference
PERL Reference
Room and Time
GL-166 MW 1825-1740

Attendance I recommend that you attend every class. Those who attend class have a better chance of passing the course.

Prerequisites COP2210 or equivalent course, CGS3559 or equivalent kowledge.

Late Assignment Policy Assignments are due at the START of class. You lose 1 point off the grade for every 6 hours. You may hand in a nassignment up to 1 week late, I will start the grading for very late assignments at 10 points (50%).

Working Together on Assignments is NOT ALLOWED. There is a large difference between discussing general aspects of the course and discussing specific aspects of an assignment. Do not discuss your solution of a problem with others. Assignments that are too similar will not be graded. With a second occurrence, you will earn an F in the course.

Course Content - Sections I and II will be covered fairly quickly. The bulk of the course will be on Sections III, IV, and V. I have never actually had time to cover Section VI, perhaps I will get to it this time.

1. Static browser scripting - HTML and Cascading Style Sheets

   • UNIX commands.
   • Configuring solix to display your home page.
   • Creating Hypertext Documents - HTML, character styles, paragraph styles, lists, images, tables, hypertext links.
   • Cascading Style Sheets
   • HTML Reference

2. Dynamic browser scripting - JavaScript

   • Data Types
   • Flow of Control
   • Strings and Arrays
   • Input Validation
   • Fun stuff
   • Creating annoying pages that people will never visit again

3. Static server control - Configuring a web server

   • Creating a Web site - ISPs, Server Software
   • Network Basics - TCP/IP, IP addresses, Domain Names, MIME, Daemons
   • Installing and Configuring a Web Server - Apache
   • Web Security - Access controls, Log files, Encryption
   • Apache Reference

4. Dynamic server side scripting - PERL and SSI

   • CGI interface
   • HTML Forms
   • PERL
   • Data Persistence
   • SSI
   • PERL Reference

In a nutshell, you will learn about both sides of the web - the browser side and the server side. The browser side is partially covered in the Intro to the Internet prerequisite: HTML. You will learn some more HTML. You will also learn a programming language that is similar to C++ that is run from the browser, hence the programming language prerequisite. On the server side, you will learn how to configure a web server. You will run your own copy of a web server and investigate the how to restrict access to your server. You will also learn a programming language that is similar to C++ that runs on the server. Through the use of the programming languages that are run from the browser and the server, you will be able to have your web pages interact with the user.