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Introduction

The Webb† site was designed by Christopher Hill and is now maintained by David Moore.

The Webb site is written using hand crafted HTML 4.01 and CSS2, using Notepad. Frames have been avoided, mainly due to problems with navigation. The page header, footer and side menus are implemented using a specially written template expansion program, that produces the bulk of the static HTML pages that are displayed on the site.

The dynamic pages are provided using PHP and MySql database support, both provided by our super-connected host 1&1.

Great store is placed on presenting pages that conform to the relevant Web and English standards, When a new page layout is devised it is checked in IE, Netscape and Opera (versions 6.xx) to provide a consistent look to the site regardless of the browser used. Also checkout the Web Standards Project. The services of NetMechanic have been used to ensure that the site is presentable on older browsers. The HTML pages are validated using CSE HTML Validator and the W3C HTML and CSS validators (just for good measure, although the CSE program does a better job).

Many tips and tricks have be gleaned from Webmonkey and A List Apart.

† “Webb” with two ‘b’s – a reference to F.W. Webb  a man who had a great influence on the LNWR.