DominicPettifer.co.uk

This is a mainly a static website, although it does feature some dynamic server side content using JSP and Java Servlets.

The booking availability calendar is dynamically generated with information from a database.

There is also an online booking form which, once completed, can be either printed out and posted, or automatically e-mailed to the site owner.

Certain information such as contact details and prices are actually stored inside an XML file. This information is read from the XML file once when the website is first loaded, and stored inside the application context (or server memory) for faster access, rather than read and parse the XML file each time.

Other configuration details, such as SMTP servers and database connection strings are also stored inside XML files. This makes deployment easier versus hard coding these values inside classes.

The site is backed up by a content management system that allows changes to prices, bookings and contact details.

This site was developed at around the same time as the Menorcan Magic one, so shares much of the same code base.

• Dreamweaver: For initial design and HTML/CSS mark-up of the site.
• Fireworks: For site graphics, rounded corners, buttons etc.
• Paint Shop Pro: For site graphics, rounded corners, buttons etc.
• Netbeans 5.0: Open source Java development IDE, used for development of the dynamic server side portions of the web application.
• MySQL & Tools: Development and maintenance of database

For more information, or for a reference, contact the owner Linda Nightingale using one of the methods below...

• Email: linda@blueislandsun.co.uk
• Phone: (01323) 645561