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Technology: Website Development Support - Good File Naming Habits

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Follow the guidelines below when saving and naming your web files.

  1. Use all lowercase characters.
  2. Avoid using periods except for extension (ex. mypage.htm).
  3. Avoid using special characters (ex. ! @ # & ~).
  4. Avoid using spaces.
  5. Name your main page (entry page) index.cfm or index.html.

*Not all guidelines listed are necessary for all web servers & browsers, but are good file naming habits to avoid any potential conflicts.