Eden users now have the ability to serve documents from their accounts to the World Wide Web.
In order to create and serve your own Web page you should have:
New users may find getting started easier if they use the Web Page Template and instructions discussed below. Documentation describing the creation and use of World Wide Web pages is available online and in print at the Campus Computing Centers. Sources of additional information on home page customization and troubleshooting are also listed below.
It is your responsibility to read the available documentation and learn how to create your own Web page. Lab consultants are not available to train users in Web page creation.
You are entirely responsible for the creation and maintenance of your Web page.
You are entirely responsible for the content of your Web page and its use.
You are responsible for managing the 5 MB of storage space allocated to your eden account. Your e-mail, files, and your Web page are all stored in your allocated space. While a basic home page may take up minimal space, you can quickly use up your eden storage space allocation with Web page graphics.
Only the software provided and supported by the system staff may be used to create and run Web pages on eden. No other software or additional copies of httpd may be used for this service.
Due to the yet to be determined impact on the existing network, systems and computer lab operations, measures may be implemented to protect the integrity and availability of the computer lab systems and operations. These measures may include, but are not limited to, restricting the number of concurrent users, limiting the availability of the service and/or otherwise restricting, limiting or controlling Web page usage.
The following procedure can be used to set up the proper files for your Web page. It will create a directory called public_html and a generic Web page called index.html. You must then use your favorite text editor to customize index.html for your own use.
When you open the index.html file, it will look like this before you customize it.
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Home Page Template</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <H1 align=center>My Home Page</H1> <IMG SRC="yourgraphic.gif" ALT="Text to be typed if picture can't be shown"> <P>You can put a short, descriptive paragraph or two here by replacing this paragraph with your own. Your text will be reformatted automatically to fit the width of the screen of the person who's viewing your home page. <P>Here is another short descriptive paragraph. You can create as many of these as you want by using this tag. Just put a new one at the beginning of each paragraph <P>like <P>this. <H2>Interests</H2> <OL> <LI>description <LI>description <LI>description </OL> <H2>Personal Hot List</H2> <UL> <LI><A HREF="http://www.webcrawler.com/WebCrawler/WebQuery.html">Webcrawler Intenet search</A> <LI><A HREF="http://info.rutgers.edu">The Rutgers info system</A> <LI><A HREF="Put the URL Here">Put the link description here</a> </UL> <ADDRESS>YourName <A HREF="MAILTO:username@eden.rutgers.edu">username@eden.rutgers.edu</A> </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>
To customize index.html, edit the file and replace items such as
YourName, personal URL, and
description with appropriate info. For example,
You can change anything in the file, but be careful about changing any of the HTML tags (Hint-the HTML tags are surrounded by <>). You may change any text withing a tag that is surrounded by quotes. If you want to delete something with one of the HTML tags, such as <H2> , be sure to delete everything up to and including the appropriate closing tag, such as </H2> . The lines beginning with <LI> have no closing tags and may be deleted as necessary.
You can include personal information, such as as your phone number, mailing address, etc., anywhere you wish. Separate paragraphs with the <P> and </P> tags. See below for more information on HTML tags.
When your generic template (index.html) is read by a browser, it will look like this: [an error occurred while processing this directive]
For help with specific HTML problems, read some more detailed documents located at one of these sites:
Publishing for the World Wide Web
Computing Services in New Brunswick
Computing Services for Rutgers Students in New Brunswick