Microsoft® Site Server 3 Bible [Paperback]

Brad Harris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1998 | ISBN-10: 076453193X | ISBN-13: 978-0764531934

Set Up Shop on the Internet! Find out just how easy it is to set up and manage a commercial Web site with Microsoft's latest high-end Web solution package, Site Server 3. With precise instructions and tons of illustrations, Web expert Brad Harris demonstrates all the tools you'll need to get up and running on the Internet. Covering everything from content management to e-commerce to site performance analysis, Microsoft^® Site Server 3 Bible is your one-stop resource for building a successful Web enterprise. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Microsoft Site Server 3

• Install and administer Site Server 3
• Streamline Web site content production, approval, and deployment
• Use Search to create full-text search catalogs of all documents on your site
• Generate detailed reports of site performance with Content and Usage Analyzers
• Build and manage an online store
• Handle virtual orders and manage credit card transactions with the Store Builder Wizard
• Place and track advertisements on your site using Ad Server
• Master Site Server 3's powerful security tools

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About the Author

About the Author Brad Harris is a ten-year professional software developer and technical writer from Columbia, Missouri, with solid experience in setting up, configuring, and maintaining Internet servers and Web sites. He's been programming since he first got hold of an Apple II in 1980. He earned a BS in Computer Science in 1988 and has since worked with computers in many industries. Brad has authored several books, including the Big Guide to Netscape Navigator and the Official Netscape SuiteSpot 3 Book. As a developer, Brad currently designs Internet, intranet, and extranet solutions for various organizations. He creates Web sites with Visual InterDev, making full use of Internet Information Server 4.0's Active Server Pages technologies to integrate Web sites with Microsoft SQL Server and other major databases. He also implements Web solutions using Java and C++. He built the site for a commerce-enabled Web-hosting vendor, and is currently involved in setting up the remote development infrastructure for Habanero Computing Solutions, Inc. In his spare time, Brad is a musician and songwriter, playing drums in a jazz band and covering the bass and singing in a post-minimalist roll band. He loves the outdoors, spending as much time as possible hiking, camping, and canoeing. He is married and has two dogs and a cat, and the whole family lives on a remote 11-acre plot in central Missouri. You can e-mail Brad at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 950 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (October 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076453193X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764531934
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,174,766 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars You might find this book useful..., October 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft® Site Server 3 Bible (Paperback)

I bought this book with hopes of learning how to install and configure Microsoft Site Server 3.0 . I also expected it to be a good reference for troubleshooting problems.

The book can help you install and configure Site Server, but if you run into a problem don't expect to find the solution in the book. I ran into a problem with the Membership Directory Manager in Site Server. The book provided no help on solving problems, it assumes you will have an error free configuration.

It also doesn't warn you about some possible pitfalls. I wanted to setup Search, and I followed the directions exactly as illustrated in the book. When I was done, Site Server could not catalog my site. After about four hours of trying to figure out the problem, I realized Search could not crawl my web site because I hadn't turned on directory browsing within Internet Information Server. The book never mentioned that this could cause a problem.

The book is 950 pages long and over 350 of those pages are devoted to the setting up Commerce. If you don't have Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition then your really going to be getting only 650 pages. This is not a bible, and it's not for beginners. Site Server is an advanced product, and requires a lot of expertise to implement.

If you're desperate for some information on how to install and configure Site Server 3.0, buy this book. If you're looking for answers to real problems about Site Server 3.0, you should look elsewhere.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good for setting up a site, bad for troubleshooting, November 4, 1999

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This review is from: Microsoft® Site Server 3 Bible (Paperback)

Overall the book is very good at taking you through the steps to complete the site you create. Its very bad however at helping you troubleshoot when things don't go as planned. Perhaps some if this happens, do this type help. It also doesn't go into customizing the code to change how the site looks and operates.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not much here, July 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Microsoft® Site Server 3 Bible (Paperback)

"Bible" is a bit strong.. This is more like a quick start guide with a bunch of screen shots. The book shows you how to install it and work with the sample sites, but really doesn't have the depth that you need to understand what site server is capable of doing. I hope there are better books out there than this one.