The Greenguy And Jim Radio Show
Live every Tuesday from 8-9 pm EST

Next Show: March 9th (Tonight)

Timely Guest: Not Sure, I will Let You Know Later.

Listen LIVE on the Greenguy & Jim Radio Network!
Just Click Here (or Copy & Paste this URL - http://66.115.160.97:8000/ - into your media player)

Chat LIVE with us in the Greenguy & Jim Chat Room
To connect using IRC:
irc.greenguysboard.com
#greenguyandjim
port: 6667

New Free Content
OutBackCash has kindly donated 113 new pictures for your use.

Simply Click Here to go to our download page and start downloading :)

Our Email Giveaway
Starting yesterday, our Email giveaway is up to $2100. Each and every week we randomly choose an email address and give money away. Make sure you read every part of your newsletters and if you see "Congratulations, You Won" in big bold RED letters, you won the money. It's really that simple. Just read your newsletters. And, it wouldn't hurt to check out the sponsors just in case we decided to hide it there :)

As always, if you have not been to Greenguy And Jim lately, click HERE to check us out.

~Today's Newsletter Brought To You By the Following Sponsors~

Let us get your website online today!

Don't Miss NetPiddler's Weekly Conversion Clinic - Saturday's From 5-7PM EST!

Get Your Own Custom Pay Per View Movie Theater

Click Here For The Rest Of The Industry NEWS!!!

~ Tips From Around The Globe ~

Types of Web Files


When learning what it takes to build a Web page, you'll come across many different types of files. Even though most Web pages are run on Unix Web servers which, like Macs, don't require file extensions, filename extensions are the most common way to differentiate between files. Once you see a file name and extension, you know what type of file that is, how the Web server uses it, and how you can access it.

The Common File Types
The most common files on Web servers are:

Web pages
Images
Scripts

Web Pages
There are two extensions that are standard for Web pages: .html and .htm. There is really no difference between these two extensions.
.html
.html was the original extension for HTML pages on Unix Web hosting machines.
.htm
.htm was created by Windows/DOS because of it's requirement for 3 character extensions.
index.htm and index.html This is the default page in a directory on most Web servers. If you want someone to go to your Web page, but you don't want them to have to type a file name, you should name the first page index.html. For example http://www.greenguysboard.com/index.html will go to the same place as http://www.greenguysboard.com.

Images
There are two primary image types and one less common image type found on Web pages.
.gif
The GIF file is the CompuServe image format and is best used for images with flat colors. It offers the ability to "index" colors on your images to make sure that they contain only Web safe colors and (with flat colored images) make the images smaller.
.jpg
The JPG or JPeG file format is meant for photographic images. If an image has photographic qualities, ie. no expanses of flat color, it is well suited to being a jpg file. Photographs that are saved as JPG files will generally be smaller than the same file saved in a GIF format.
.png
The PNG or Portable Network Graphic is a graphic file format made for the Web. It has better compression, color, and transparency than GIF files. However, because most browsers still don't support it, it isn't widely used on the Web.

Scripts
Scripts are files that activate dynamic actions on Web sites. There are many types of scripts. These are just a few:
.cgi
CGI stands for Common Gateway Interface. A .cgi file is a file that will run on the Web server and interact with the Web user. CGI files can be written with many different programming languages, like Perl, C, Tcl, and others.
.pl
This indicates a Perl file. Many Web servers will run a .pl file as a CGI.
.js
A .js file is a JavaScript file. You can load your JavaScript files into the Web page itself, or you can write it in an external file and load it from there.

There are many other types of script and program files, but those were the more common ones.

Other Files
There are also some other, less common file types that you might see on a Web server. These files are usually to give you more power and flexibility on your Web site.
.asp
A .asp file indicates that the Web page is an Active Server Page. ASP provides scripting, macros, and include files to a Web site. It also provides database connectivity and much more.
.cfm and .cfml
These file types indicate that the file is a ColdFusion file. ColdFusion is a server-side content management tool that brings macros, scripting, and more to your Web pages.
.shtm and .shtml
This file type indicates an HTML file that should be viewed with the SSI interpreter. SSI stands for Server Side Includes. These allow you to include one Web page inside another, and add macro-like actions to your Web sites.
.php and .php3
This indicates a PHP run Web page. PHP is a content management software that brings scripting, macros, and includes to your Web site.

Have a Good Day
Greenguy and Jim