FAQ Number 18

What file formats are recommended for creating a Web site?

What file formats you use depends on whether your site is static or dynamic. The usual formats for Web pages include html, asp, php. The usual formats for images are gif, jpeg, svg. The key is to check how accessible to formats you are using are.

Further Information

• FAQ 14 - What are the advantages of Static versus dynamic Web pages?: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/qa-focus/faqs/faq-14/
• FAQ 2 - What image file formats are the most appropriate to use?: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/qa-focus/faqs/faq-02/
• QA Focus Briefing Paper - Use of Automated Tools For Testing Web Site Accessibility: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/qa-focus/documents/briefings/briefing-02/
• Synchronized Multimedia: http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/
• Synchronized Multimedia On The Web: http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/1998/09/bouthillier/
• Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG): Vector Graphics for the Web: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue28/graphics/intro.html
• SVG Zone: http://www.adobe.com/svg/
• Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG): http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/Overview.htm8