Steps to Creating Web Pages On ALPHA1

Step One - Obtain an ALPHA1 account

Students automatically have ALPHA1 accounts with email access.  You will need to place your web pages on a specific directory  called webpages for the web server to recognized them.  Note:  Your email will not be viewable from the webpages.

Faculty, Staff, Departments, and Student Organizations will need to fill out a form to request an ALPHA1 account in the ACS main office.  You will still need to place the web pages under a directory called webpages.

Step Two - Create a default directory to store the web page(s)

You will need to create the directory exactly as shown; otherwise, the ALPHA1 web server will not recognize the web page.

type the following command

                $ CREATE /DIRECTORY [.WEBPAGES]

Note:  You may create other directories under this directory if you like.   Use the same command except replace .webpages with .newdirectoryname.  Note: The period before webpages is required.

Step Three - Create your web pages and store them on ALPHA1

You will need to store your initial or main web page in a file called INDEX.HTM.

Your url to this page will be http:/alpha1.fmarion.edu/~USERID or http://alpha1.fmarion.edu/~USERID/index.htm.  (Note: USERID is your ALPHA1 user id.)

There are two ways you can create web pages.

1. Create on PC - Best for initial creation and major modifications

Use Notepad or some other editor to create and save your page in ASCII format.  You can use Netscape to view the page and see how it looks. 

You will need to FTP the file(s) to your ALPHA1 account in the directory  WEBPAGES.  Remember when you FTP the file to change to WEBPAGES directory before moving the file(s).  To change directories when FTPing use CD.

2. Create on ALPHA1 - Best for simple modifications

You will first need to move to the WEBPAGES directory.

type the following command

                $ SET DEFAULT [.WEBPAGES]

You will now be in the WEBPAGES directory.  To see other directories you have created under this directory, type the same command except replace webpages with your directory name. Note:  All web pages must be in or under the directory WEBPAGES.

You will now edit the file

type the following command

                $ EDIT INDEX.HTM

You can type other files names instead of index.htm.  Remember to exit the editor and save the file by pressing CTRL Z. 

Please remember to delete earlier copies of  webpages on the ALPHA1 with the PURGE command.