1. New Web Site of the Astrophysics Division
Astronomy Seminar, October
New Web Site of the Astrophysics Division
Gabriel Szász1
1Astrophysics Division, Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Science, MU, Kotlářská 2, CZ Brno, The Czech Republic

2. Outline Motivation Project Goals Guided Tour from above from below
Astronomy Seminar, October
New Website of the Astrophysics Division
Motivation
Project Goals
Guided Tour
from above
from below
Easter Eggs
What's missing
Law and Order
Unwanted Child
Conclusions

3. 1. Motivation Incoming Dome Reconstruction
Astronomy Seminar, October
New Website of the Astrophysics Division
Incoming Dome Reconstruction
Dramatic Increase in Freshmen
Call for representative mCPod platform
Department Dissolution Threat

4. 2. Project Goals Introduce Astrophysics Division
Astronomy Seminar, October
New Website of the Astrophysics Division
Introduce Astrophysics Division
Provide actual information about ongoing Dome Reconstruction
Provide a link the to mCPod Database
Integrate all useful information under a single URL

5. 3. Guided Tour A Navigation Main Menu Header Graphics Language Switch
Astronomy Seminar, October A
New Website of the Astrophysics Division
Navigation
Main Menu
Header Graphics
Language Switch
Page Contents
Footer
Additional Box
Sub-menu

6. 3. Guided Tour B PHP 5 & XML 1.0 based solution
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New Website of the Astrophysics Division
PHP 5 & XML 1.0 based solution
Developed BBTeX Formatting Language for internal formatting & cross-database links
The code uses UTF-8 character encoding
Generated code fully complies HTML 4.01 Strict & CSS 2 Standards
XML Structure and BBTeX are designed to be easily accessible by non-experts
There is no need for Information System

7. 4. Easter Eggs The Secret of the Galaxy Single-page List
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New Website of the Astrophysics Division
The Secret of the Galaxy
Single-page List

8. 5. What's Missing Next level in the Document Section
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New Website of the Astrophysics Division
Next level in the Document Section
Next level in the Seminar Schedule
Incoming Seminar Announce Box
Access to Seminar Schedule Archive
Access to Photo of the Week Archive

9. 6. Law and Order
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New Website of the Astrophysics Division
Code of PHP Engines, HTML/CSS and support shell-scripts is available for free and it can be re-distributed under conditions of GNU/GPLv3 license
Copyright © 2007 DTPA FSc MU
Contents of all XML Databases are in property of the DTPA and they can be distributed only in special cases

10. 7. Unwanted Child Introduced first division of a department
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New Website of the Astrophysics Division
Introduced first division of a department
New element in the Faculty Structure
Faculty of Science Web Site > Faculty Structure
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics
Astrophysics Division
Theoretical Physics Division

11. 8. Conclusions
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New Website of the Astrophysics Division
Astrophysics Division got representative on-line presentation which fulfill needs of our students and staff members
This project definitely nailed our survival in the hostile academic environment
~ 7,000 lines
~ 6,000 lines
PHP Code
XML Databases
Scripts
~ lines
Actual Worktime
~ 1,000 hours
Development Statistics
...is it worth that effort?

12. Miloslav Zejda Zdeněk Mikulášek
Acknowledgements
Astronomy Seminar, October
New Website of the Astrophysics Division
Baju Indradjaja
Jan Janík
Miloslav Zejda Zdeněk Mikulášek
Blanka Kučerová
Emília Kubalová
Tereza Hytková
Lucie “Janis” Jílková Tomáš “fantom” Henych Klára Šejnová Tereza Krátká
Ondřej Pejcha
Petr Sobotka
Peter Fabo