List of sites related to web development, including setting up a web server, designing applications, user interface design, tools, and programming.

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		Current Reading
		Reference Articles
		Design References
		Software/Server References
		Support User Forums
		User Interface (UI)/Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
		Tools - Languages - PHP
		Tools - Languages - Java/J2EE
		Tools - Languages - CSS/HTML/DHTML
		Tools - Languages - Other
		Tools - Databases - MySQL
		Tools - Servers - Apache (Web)
		Tools - Servers - Tomcat (JSP)
		Tools - Design Templates/Applications/Libraries
		Tools - Code Editors
		Tools - Validation Services
		Tools - On-line Services
		Tools - Miscellaneous

Current Reading

		PHPBuilder.com article -- Building Next-Prev Buttons for Query Results (Part 2)
		DevShed article -- Slapping Together A JSP Development Environment

Reference Articles

		Server Watch -- Getting Apache, PHP, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin to Work Together, Part 1
		Server Watch -- Getting Apache, PHP, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin to Work Together, Part 2
		PHPGeek -- Setting up Apache2 with PHP 4

Design References

		thebestdesigns.com -- Recognizes personal and professional web sites that represent outstanding design
		Wow Web Designs -- Dedicated to listing some the best web designs and web designers; it also focuses on the tools used for creating web designs, and provides advanced web design and development guides to its users
		Microsoft bCentral -- Building a Web Site for Small Business
		AnyBrowser.com -- Source for browser compatibility verification
		O'Reilly Network's ONLamp.com -- Web development, linux, apache, mysql, perl, php, python, bsd
		Web Page Color Information
		DevGuru -- Web developer tutorial site
		Websitetips.com -- An educational resource for Web site development, provides CSS, HTML, and XHTML tutorials, graphics tutorials, articles, tips, information and resources
		A List Apart -- Web Design, Code, Content
		All My FAQs -- FAQs for HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, mySQL, etc.
		VisiBone -- Printed references and free on-line resources useful in web design, with Color, HTML, Style Sheets, and JavaScript

Software/Server References

		Slash Dot News
		SourceForge.net -- Open source software development site
		The CGI Resource Index
		The Snippet Library
		ADVISOR Technical Magazines
		ZDNet
		eWeek -- The Enterprise Newsweekly
		Apache Today -- Apache web server information
		Slash Dot - Apache News -- Apache web server information

Support User Forums

		SitePoint Forums
		DevShed Forums
		HTMLForums
		Zend PHP Forum
		Powweb Web Hosting Forum

User Interface (UI)/Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

		useit.com -- Jakob Nielsen's site for Usability and Web Design
		Conference on Human Factors (UI)
		IBM HCI Works - Main Page
		Vertical Research, Inc. - UI Design

Tools - Languages - PHP

		PHP -- Scripting language (open source)
		PHP Manual
		PHP Patterns
		PHP DevCenter -- (at O'Reilly Network ONLamp.com)
		PHPBuilder.com -- Resource For PHP Developers
		PHP SNAPS -- Download latest versions of PHP4, including stable ones
		Proventum -- Download latest PHP4 versions (I prefer to use the SNAPS site)
		PEAR -- The PHP Extension and Application Repository
		PEAR Manual
		PEARDB -- A Quick Start Guide to Pear DB
		Zend Optimizer -- Optimize and speed-up your PHP code and runtime performance of your PHP code with the Zend Optimizer
		Zend Technologies -- PHP development, deployment and optimization software for PHP developers - PHP for Linux, Unix and Apache,
		phpWizard.net -- Building Dynamic Websites with PHP
		PHPLib - SourceForge Project Info -- Object-oriented application development toolkit for PHP
		phplifeform - SourceForge Project Info -- Content management system (CMS) / Forums system
		DBG Php Debugger -- Comprehensive software tool to help debug php scripts
		Maguma Studio Lite -- PHP IDE (Interactive Development Environment)

Tools - Languages - Java/J2EE

		JUnit -- Java program testing utility (open source)
		DJ Java Decompiler -- Decompiler and disassembler for Java that reconstructs the original source code from the compiled binary CLASS files (for example Java applets)
		java.sun.com -- SUN - The Source for Java(TM) Technology
		Java Developer's Journal
		Ant -- Java build tool (open source Apache project)
		Struts -- Framework for building Java-based web applications (open source Apache project)

Tools - Languages - CSS/HTML/DHTML

		CSS Tips at Websitetips.com
		Eric Meyer CSS Information -- (at meyerweb.com)
		glish.com CSS layout techniques

Tools - Languages - Other

		Perl
		Python

Tools - Databases - MySQL

		MySQL -- Relational Database (RDBMS) (open source)
		MySQL Manual
		MySQL ODBC Support -- (in MySQL Manual)
		MySQL Connector/J -- Type IV JDBC driver for MySQL (open source)
		MySQL Navigator -- MySQL DB administration tool - Windows GUI client
		phpMyAdmin -- MySQL DB administration tool - Web GUI client
		phpMyAdmin - phpwizard.net project -- MySQL DB administration tool - Web GUI client
		phpMyAdmin - SourceForge Project Info -- MySQL DB administration tool - Web GUI client
		phpMyAdmin documentation

Tools - Servers - Apache (Web)

		Apache HTTP (web) server -- (open source)
		mod_perl -- Apache-Perl integration project; gives you a persistent Perl interpreter embedded in your web server
		Apache - Lotus Notes authentication module -- Allows Apache web server to authenticate users from a Lotus Notes/Domino database

Tools - Servers - Tomcat (JSP)

		Tomcat -- Servlet container for Java Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs)

Tools - Design Templates/Applications/Libraries

		Phorum.org -- Web based discussion software application written in PHP (open source)
		phpBB -- Bulletin Board application for creating communities (open source)
		phpBB2 Mods -- Modifications for the phpBB 2.x bulletin board application
		vBulletin -- Bulletin Board/Forum software (licenced)
		Cross-Browser.com -- CBE is a cross-browser DHTML Javascript library or API.

Tools - Code Editors

		HTML-Kit
		HTML-Kit Plugins
		cEdit
		Textpad
		1st Page 2000 - EVRSOFT
		UltraEdit

Tools - Validation Services

		W3C - Markup Validator
		W3C - CSS Validator
		W3C - RDF Validator
		W3C - Link Checker
		W3C - HTML Tidy
		WDG - HTML Validator
		WDG - CSSCheck
		WDG - Link Valet
		WebThing - Page Valet 3.1

Tools - On-line Services

		AnyBrowser.COM SiteViewer site tester -- Reads your html, eliminates tags that are not part of the selected DocType specification, then displays the modified page in real time in your existing browser
		Browscap Wizard -- Tests your browser's capabilities
		FastSubmit! Pro -- Free search engine/directory submission services

Tools - Miscellaneous

		Apache Software Foundation -- Open source software projects
		Jakarta -- Creates and maintains open source solutions on the Java platform for distribution to the public at no charge (open source Apache project)
		KaCoMa -- Java-based Content Management system for web sites (open source)

Notes:

• I do not endorse or recommend any particular site. This is just a list of sites I found to be of some interest during my travels through the web.

• I am not responsible for the content provided by the external sites. Also, I cannot vouch for the integrity or value of any site.

• The links on this page were all reviewed and verified to be valid as of February 12 2003.