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Web Server Based Approach
heitml is a Web Server based extension to HTML. What this means,
and the implications it has for Web Pages and Web-based Applications
development is explained in the following paragraphs.
To show a Web Page, your Browser contacts a Web Server where the desired page
is stored. Then it downloads the page through the Internet. The page itself
is written in HTML. To display the page, the Browser interprets the HTML and
formats it as nicely as possible to fit within the confines of your Browser
window.
Normally when there is something new in HTML, it is a new feature of the
Browser. However, this is not so with heitml. heitml is installed
on the Web Server and translates heitml pages into HTML pages. After
translation, an ordinary HTML page is transmitted through the Web to the
Browser. For this reason, heitml is and always will be compatible with all past
and future HTML standards, and will never favor the features of one Browser over
another. The end-user does not have to concern himself with anything special
to access heitml Web Pages (i.e. no plugins need to be downloaded and
installed). 
Once heitml has been installed on the Server, you as a page Author
suddenly find a wealth of new and much more powerful Tags available to suit your
needs. Special pre-developed Tag Libraries and heitml's own enhanced programming
features greatly simplify your development procedure. You create HTML pages just as
you always have, using your favorite text editor, and then put them on the
Web Server the same as always.
Since heitml needs to be installed on the Web Server, your Internet
Service Provider will handle the installation procedure for you, along with any
configuration options required by whichever Operating System they are running.
You could also elect to install a Web Server on your own machine at home or the
office to develop and test pages locally before placing them into production.
Web Browsers have a function to show HTML pages that are located on your
hard disk. Many people who have their Web Site hosted by an Internet
Provider use this function to test their HTML pages before placing them on the
Server. To test your heitml pages locally, you first need to install a Web
Server on your computer. This is a relatively straight-forward process, since
many free and easy to install Web Servers are available from the Net. Then you
install heitml and you can view your heitml pages locally. Tutorial and
example pages are provided in the Download Package that explain everything you
need to know to get started.
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