To prepare web pages, you can use many programs and editors . Web pages are generally prepared by using  HTML (Hyper Text Matkup Language).  After preparing your web pages, you can save it as index.html or index.htm . This file must be copied under  public_html directory in your account. If there is not a public_html directory, first you need to create this directory by using command : 

                           mkdir public_html

                To put your files in public_html directory, you can use ws_ftp or ftp command. After you copy your files to public_html directory, you can see your pages with the web address : 

                         http://www.math.metu.edu.tr/~username 

        If you see a massage : 

                            Forbidden 
                            You don't have permission to access /~username/ on this server, 

        this means that you need to change the permissions of the files in the public_html directory as well as th directory itself.To  change the permissions, use chmod command in public_html directory: 

                            chmod ugo+rx filename 
                            chmod u+w filename 

        You can also write   *.*    instead of filename, so all the files will be included. Using command ls -l , it is posssible to see the permissions of the files. You need to do the same for public_html directory. 

        In your web pages you can use images, links, audio files, videos etc and all the pathways must be written correctly in HTML. You can create directories under public_html directory and put your files in this directory. You can see your web page  by using a browser, Netscape Nevigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer. The default file name "index.html" will be seen as your web page. This means, when you write internet address 

                                http://www.math.metu.edu.tr/~username/ 

        this is the same thing as writing: 

                                http://www.math.metu.edu.tr/~username/index.html 

        For oher directories you created, and for other files you must write the whole address of the filename: 

                                  http://www.math.metu.edu.tr/~username/filename.html 
       

        You can find more detailed information at these sites: 
 
 

• Basic HTML Guide 

• HTHL Goodies

• Introduction to HTML

• WWW Consortium

• Designing Web Pages

• HTML Code Tutorial

• A Beginner's Guide to HTML 

 




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