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HTML

HTML...

HTML stands for Hyper text markup language. HTTP or hyper text transfer protocol
is used to send and recive HTML information from a client web browser and web server.
The term markup is used to format the HTML page using HTML tags that are in angle brackets
wraped around real text.

A test of the HTTP protocol can be done using a telnet program...
telnet www.google.com 80


Then type:
GET / HTTP/1.0


Then press the enter key twice.

Sample hello world web page. Hello world refers to a test program written to test a compiler.
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Hello, World!</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H1>
<HR>
Hello, World!
<HR>
</H1>
</BODY>
</HTML>


Font tag:
<FONT COLOR="RED" FACE="Times New Roman">Text...</FONT>
Text...

Horizontal rule:
<HR>



Fillout forms:
<FORM METHOD="GET" ACTION="/~mcoan/cgi-bin/hello.cgi">
Name: <INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="name">
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT> * <INPUT TYPE=RESET>
</FORM>

Name: *


hello.cpp - C++ hello world CGI program for the form above

CGI - a page about CGI (The Common Gateway Interface).