Most web projects are initially done locally. When doing multiple web projects on the local computer (the ‘localhost’) you run in to the problem of managing them. This is because only one web server can run at a time on the standard web port. Well… you can run multiple instances of the same web server on different ports. But that’s not the way forward if you are serious about testing, etc. An alternative is to make directories and use folder names as part of the URL. This however results ugly URL names like localhost/project_name and framework-based projects render issues on production environments. Read the full story →
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is very important to a web master. SEO is the governing factor for a web site to appear on all major search engines’ first page. Top search engine spiders index web pages based on the way they ‘see’ them. If your site is not getting listed for the right query string combination then it is a hint that search engines do not interpret your web site’s content properly. The easiest way to interpret a web page like a search engine spider is to use a text-only web browser such as lynx. But if you are a windows box guy, then this means unfamiliarity in large part. Read the full story →
www.amdcci.org (offline) was a simple website project done for the Ampara District Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The website was designed by Ulead PhotoImpct and hosted only a few static web pages. The site played a major role in providing information related to the damages caused by the Tsunami to the Ampara district. Since the site is currently offline, only screenshots are shown here from the local copy.
Note: the color theme of the website was chosen by the client.