How to make maintenance document for a website? I've created a site using XHTML ,CSS, jQuery etc. it's big site.
Now i have to write a maintenance document for a site for if any changes comes in future related to design, content and functionality then those things will be handled by someone else.
How and what should i keep in maintenance document.
Your maintenance document should contain a high-level design of what each file contains and the general code structure of the project.
For example, if you wrote some javascript to handle certain events, document those and how they interact with the page.
You should also document any logical groupings you've made. If a folder contains all the XHTML for a certain topic, write those down.
Also give a brief explanation of how you used CSS to layout the page. Which classes are where on the page, and which classes or ids are important.
As for the how, I like to set up a Wiki in such cases, for example DokuWiki. They're easy to understand, and in case of DokuWiki there's no database involved, just plain text files.
As to what, (in addition to what Ben S nicely outlines in his answer) I'd cover
The basic technologies used
Any client-side libraries used and their versions
A rundown on the directory structure
The hosting environment, what is configured where, control panel URLs and the like (never actual passwords)
Names and contact data of contacts (Tech support, etc.) plus any experiences with them (how best to reach them, phone, mail, etc.)