Setting up a personal web page

Setting up a personal web page is very simple, provided you take the time to learn HTML (Hyper-Text Markup Language). HTML is the "code" that makes font changes, bulleted lists, italics, etc. that you see on this page and others.

Follow the steps below to create your personal web page.

  1. Create a directory from your home directory called  public_html.  The files for your web page will be stored here. Other directories to keep your files organized can be created under this directory.

  2. When in your  public_html  subdirectory, create a simple web page using the filename  index.html,  using the following HTML code.

    <HTML>
    <HEAD><TITLE>My test page</TITLE></HEAD>
    <BODY>
    <CENTER>
    <H1><FONT COLOR="BROWN">This is a test<FONT></H1>
    </CENTER>
    <P>
    <FONT COLOR="GREEN">I am testing my page</FONT>
    </BODY>
    </HTML>

  3. To view your homepage point your browser to the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for your homepage which is  http://www.phy.ohiou.edu/~login/,  where   ~login  is your login name.

  4. Your homepage should look like the following

    This is a test!

    I am testing my page

  5. Congratulations! You have just created your first homepage. For additional help writing HTML go to the Physics and Astronomy Dept's HTML Help & Info.
 Last modified on 11/21/2002

 
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