[shindevijaykr]

As per our moderators request lets we will start some meaningful discussion on topic web application testing.

Questions in this discussion should be
What is web testing?
How to test web application
What points should be considered while testing web application?
Since how long you are testing web application?
How to test web security?
web database Testing?
Web stress and load testing

So I would appreciate your answers to these questions.

Let me know if you want the answers to above questions in details.

[shindevijaykr]

To kick of the discussion I will give some points to be considered in web testing.
Like:
Functional testing,
Interface testing,
Security testing,
DB testing
etc etc...

Add your points and what should be tested under each point.

[dhananth]

Hi,


While testing a web application you need to consider following Cases:

• Functionality Testing
• Performance Testing
• Usability Testing
• Server Side Interface
• Client Side Compatibility
• Security
Functionality:
In testing the functionality of the web sites the following should be tested:
• Links
i. Internal Links
ii. External Links
iii. Mail Links
iv. Broken Links
• Forms
i. Field validation
ii. Error message for wrong input
iii. Optional and Mandatory fields
• Database
* Testing will be done on the database integrity.
• Cookies
* Testing will be done on the client system side, on the temporary Internet files.
Performance :
Performance testing can be applied to understand the web site’s scalability, or to benchmark the performance in the environment of third party products such as servers and middleware for potential purchase.
• Connection Speed:
Tested over various networks like Dial Up, ISDN etc
• Load:
i. What is the no. of users per time?
ii. Check for peak loads and how system behaves
iii. Large amount of data accessed by user
• Stress:
i. Continuous Load
ii. Performance of memory, CPU, file handling etc..
Usability:
Usability testing is the process by which the human-computer interaction characteristics of a system are measured, and weaknesses are identified for correction.
• Ease of learning
• Navigation
• Subjective user satisfaction
• General appearance
Server Side Interface:
In web testing the server side interface should be tested. This is done by verify that communication is done properly. Compatibility of server with software, hardware, network and database should be tested.
Client Side Compatibility:
The client side compatibility is also tested in various platforms, using various browsers etc.
Security:
The primary reason for testing the security of a web is to identify potential vulnerabilities and subsequently repair them.
• Network Scanning
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Password Cracking
• Log Review
• Integrity Checkers
• Virus Detection

[shindevijaykr]

Very good summary of web testing. See the details of every point of web testing here..
Complete guide on Web testing