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Make Your Own Webpage
FTP Information
Webpage Rules & Tips
Webhost Make Your Own Webpage
Webpages are created with a language called HTML. HTML stands for Hyper Text Markup Language. While the title may sound confusing, it is not that difficult to learn HTML. For every start command in HTML, there is an end command.
So where to start? Here is the skeleton code of a webpage:
<html>
<head>
<title>Title which appears in title bar</title>
</head>
<body>
Insert your webpage here.
</body>
</html>
Try the following examples for changing the appearance of the text:
Example #1: <center>Hello Everybody</center>
Example #2: <center><B>Hello Everybody</B></center>
Example #3: <center><B><I>Hello Everybody</I></B></center>
In the first example, Hello Everybody would appear centered on the screen. In the second example, Hello Everybody would appear centered on the screen in bold print. In the third example, Hello Everybody would appear centered on the screen in bold and italic print. The</command> ends the command.
You can use any word processor or even Notepad to type up your webpages. Every webpage ends with .htm or .html.
Your homepage must be named index.html.
When you name your webpages, make sure you do not put any spaces in the file names. The reason no spaces are allowed is because you will be soon transferring your webpages to a Linux operating system which does not allow spaces. I also highly recommend that you keep all your file names all lowercase. The Linux operating system is case sensitive and can cause you headaches if you save your file names in upper and lowercase combinations.
The main difference between webpages and word processing documents is that word processing documents contain the pictures on them. On webpages, the pictures are separate from the webpage. The HTML tells the picture to show up on the page. The HTML command for doing this is <img src=”abc.jpg”>. Web browsers support other types of pictures in addition to .jpg and .gif.
Do you want to learn more about HTML? Here are some ways to learn more:
If HTML sounds too difficult for yourself, you do have other options. You can use a program called an HTML editor. There are several editor programs available, including free ones. These HTML editors work more like a word processor. They use WYSIWYG technology – What You See Is What You Get. Some of the latest word processors even have features to convert documents into webpages.
Once you get your webpages done, you then need to get them from your computer to our server. This is done by using a program called FTP. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. The most popular FTP program is called FileZilla. Macintosh users use a program called Fetch.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
FTP allows us to take our webpages and graphics off our local computer and place them on the Internet Server. Here are the following settings you will need:
Host:
upload.allcom.net
User ID:
username
Password:
Your local hard drive is shown in the left window. Your reserved space on the web server is shown in the right window.
To get a file from your pc to the web server, select the file in the left window, then click on the right arrow.
To get a file from the web server to your pc, select the file in the right window, then click on the left arrow.
Access your website at: http://webhost.allcom.net/~username
FTP for Windows
The most popular FTP program is called FileZilla.
FTP for Mac
Macintosh users use a program called Fetch.
Webpage Rules & Tips
- Webpages end with .htm or .html extensions
- Internet graphics/pictures end with a .jpg or .gif extension
- To change the extension or size of a picture use a graphic manipulation program like lviewpro
- The home page of your website should be named index.html
- All filenames should be named in all lowercase and CAN NOT CONTAIN SPACES OR SYMBOLS
- The code used to create webpages is called HTML. HTML is a very easy code to learn. You can also use an HTML editor like Dreamweaver to create your webpages. These editors work with a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) format and create the code for you.
- To get the webpages over to our server you need a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program. I highly recommend FileZilla.
- Your web address is: http://webhost.allcom.net/~username
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