1. Chapter 1 XML as a Publishing Technology

   1. Exploding a Few Myths About XML Publishing

   2. XML Basics

   3. Publishing XML Content

   4. Introducing AxKit, an XML Application Server for Apache

2. Chapter 2 Installing AxKit

   1. Installation Requirements

   2. Installing the AxKit Core

   3. Installing AxKit on Win 32 Systems

   4. Basic Server Configuration

   5. Testing the Installation

   6. Installation Troubleshooting

3. Chapter 3 Your First XML Web Site

   1. Preparation

   2. Creating the Source XML Documents

   3. Writing the Stylesheet

   4. Associating the Documents with the Stylesheet

   5. A Step Further: Syndicating Content

4. Chapter 4 Points of Style

   1. Adding Transformation Language Modules

   2. Defining Style Processors

   3. Dynamically Choosing Style Transformations

   4. Style Processor Configuration Cheatsheet

5. Chapter 5 Transforming XML Content with XSLT

   1. XSLT Basics

   2. A Brief XSLT Cookbook

6. Chapter 6 Transforming XML Content with XPathScript

   1. XPathScript Basics

   2. The Template Hash: A Closer Look

   3. XPathScript Cookbook

7. Chapter 7 Serving Dynamic XML Content

   1. Introduction to eXtensible Server Pages

   2. Other Dynamic XML Techniques

8. Chapter 8 Extending AxKit

   1. AxKit's Architecture

   2. Custom Plug-ins

   3. Custom Providers

   4. Custom Language Modules

   5. Custom ConfigReaders

   6. Getting More Information

9. Chapter 9 Integrating AxKit with Other Tools

   1. The Template Toolkit

   2. Providing Content via Apache::Filter

1. Appendix A AxKit Configuration Directive Reference

   1. AxCacheDir

   2. AxNoCache

   3. AxDebugLevel

   4. AxTraceIntermediate

   5. AxDebugTidy

   6. AxStackTrace

   7. AxLogDeclines

   8. AxAddPlugin

   9. AxGzipOutput

   10. AxTranslateOutput

   11. AxOutputCharset

   12. AxExternalEncoding

   13. AxAddOutputTransformer

   14. AxResetOutputTransformers

   15. AxErrorStylesheet

   16. AxAddXSPTaglib

   17. AxIgnoreStylePI

   18. AxHandleDirs

   19. AxStyle

   20. AxMedia

   21. AxAddStyleMap

   22. AxResetStyleMap

   23. AxAddProcessor

   24. AxAddDocTypeProcessor

   25. AxAddDTDProcessor

   26. AxAddRootProcessor

   27. AxAddURIProcessor

   28. AxResetProcessors

   29. <AxMediaType>

   30. <AxStyleName>

2. Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects. The animals on the cover of XML Publishing with AxKit are tarpans (Equus caballus gmelini). Now extinct (the last known true tarpan died in captivity in 1876), the tarpan was the original, prehistoric European wild horse. Tarpans lived in southern France and in Spain and eastward toward central Russia, and they inhabited the ancient forests and wetlands of Poland until the 18th century. Peasants who captured and tamed these wild horses would crossbreed them with the local domestic horse. The tarpans that are around today are genetic recreations of the original wild breed, using several European pony breeds that were descendants of the prehistoric tarpan. The tarpan's body is smoky gray in color, with a darker face and legs. Though it is considered a small horse, it has a large head, massive jaws, and a thick neck.

Tarpans became extinct because of the destruction of the forest, their natural habitat, to make room for villages, cities, and agriculture for the growing European human population. There are about 50 tarpans in North America today and possibly only 100 in the world. Most of the tarpans are in the United States and are owned by private individuals. They are friendly, curious, and affectionate and have a very calm disposition, which makes them suitable for children to ride; they are also presently being used in programs to aid the mentally and physically handicapped. Tarpans are very strong, sturdy, and agile, and can cover long distances without horseshoes. Matt Hutchinson was the production editor for XML Publishing with AxKit. GEX Publishing Services provided production support. Darren Kelly, Emily Quill, Jamie Peppard, and Claire Cloutier provided quality control.

Emma Colby designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image is a 19th-century engraving from the Library of Natural History, Volume 2. Emma Colby produced the cover layout with QuarkXPress 4.1 using Adobe's ITC Garamond font.

Melanie Wang designed the interior layout, based on a series design by David Futato. This book was converted by Joe Wizda to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano and Jessamyn Read using Macromedia FreeHand 9 and Adobe Photoshop 6. The tip and warning icons were drawn by Christopher Bing. This colophon was written by Janet Santackas.