Web Application Deployment - Commercial and Legal Aspects

Exercises, examples and other material relating to training module A213. This topic is presented on public courses Deploying Apache and Tomcat, Deploying LAMP - Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl/PHP, Linux Web Server, Learning to program in PHP, PHP Programming, Using Perl on the Web, Deploying Java Applications on Linux / Unix, %xw%

Just before you implement that live, online application, stop for a moment and consider the non-technical aspects of the scheme. This module introduces the legal requirements for the United Kingdom, and many commercial aspects too.

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Topics covered in this module

Why discuss this on a technical course?.
Data Protection.
Data Protection Act, 1998.
Freedom of Information Act, 2000.
Privacy and credit card security.
Unsolicited commercial emailing and mailing lists.
Page content.
Copyright.
Advertising standards.
Other content issues.
Who is the publisher?.
Registration agencies - the shady dealers.
Accessibility.
Backups and security.
Attracting customers.
Ease of use.
Marketing and visibility.

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