Tips for those just getting started with a WebServer App

[Gregg Matteson]

Thought I'd start a thread of hopefully helpful hints for those just getting started...

If you intend to create a web app that uses static pages -
1. decide if the pages will be fixed width, how wide they will be and if centered or not. ( reasoning-  The above factors will dictate the design that fits for some screens. Example, a procedure with two or more tables side by side might not work out if you decide to make your static pages fixed width centered at 700 pixels.)

2. Use a static page for a procedure or two to see how the above all plays out then change the links back to the regular non-static urls until you have most if not all of your site complete.  This will save you a lot of grief and time.

From experience I can tell you that if I had it to do over again I would do it this way.

HTH

Gregg Matteson

[George]

Gregg,

I've heard this suggestion before, but I'm a little confused.  What's a static page?  Is that an HTML document.

I have HTML pages that use the <!-- NetWebServer --> tag as the first line.  Is this what you mean.

Could you elaborate...

George.

[Gregg Matteson]

George,

Yes that's exactly what I meant. Reference to "static" comes from the Nettalk docs.

HTH

Gregg Matteson

[Kim Davies]

George

The terminology can get confusing, but if you use the Joomla constructs of static and dynamic, which seems to be a quasi standard, then you cannot go far wrong.

Typically, a static page is an HTML page who's content rarely/never changes, eg., an About page on the website.

A dynamic page would be one who's content is driven by Db, or other, info in order to generate it. Such as an inventory browse or report.

HTH
Kim