Web Design and Implementation (Winter 04-05)


Server-Side Authentication and SSI (31 January 2005)

Today we'll discuss basic web server operation--what gets sent back and forth between a client and a server, and what's the order of operations.

Then I'll cover how to create an .htaccess file to restrict access to a directory on your site (server side authentication), as well as to create a custom 404 error page, or change the way the server handles various file types.


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Excerpt: This was a good excersie but found it a little confusing. The exact code syntac needs more explaining in class. If the Student aid was not there to explain some things I would have not finished the excersie...
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Posted Feb 12, 2005 9:02 AM