There are a few steps you will need to take in order to create a web site at JSU. The entire process is outlined here with details for each step following below. Please be sure to read the JSU Web Page Policy for more detailed information about publishing web pages at JSU.

• Obtain a Web Site ID
  • Fill out Web site account form
  • Assign a designated Page Master
  • Turn in Web site account form
• Create your HTML pages and images
• Upload your files to the JSU web server
• Review and Maintain/Update your pages

The form is available below in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. If you have do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your machine, you can download it from the link below. You can also pick up the form at room 239 Self Hall or at the Computer Center. Complete the required information on the form and return it to the Computer Center.

Website Request Form

A few days after submitting your request, your Designated Page Master will receive the ID for your Web Site. This ID will allow access to a designated area on the JSU Web server for your web pages.

Note: This ID will only allow FTP access to the server. No telnet or e-mail capabilities will be available for this ID.

To create HTML pages, you can :

• Write HTML yourself in a word processor or text editor
• Save your Microsoft Word and WordPerfect documents as HTML documents.
• or use a special package to assist you in creating your HTML.

HTML Code Tutorial	A MUST READ FOR ANYONE. If you haven't read through this document, then read it. This is a great starting point for learning what HTML is and how you can use it to create your web pages.
www.webreference.com/	Good resource for web page creation information.
There are also several HTML editors that make creating basic web pages easier.
Download.com	Has a large "Web Developer" section with numerous files to assist with web page creation.

You will be creating and saving these pages on your local disk. You can use Netscape or Internet Explorer to view these pages. If you look under the File menu, you will see an option to Open a local file. Open the HTML files you have saved on your disk and then you can view them in the browser. This will let you know what your pages will look like to other people viewing them. It will also allow you to work with your pages on your local machine without having to upload them to the JSU Web server every time you make a change.

Note: If you use hypertext links in your pages to other pages that you are creating, be sure to use relative links instead of absolute links. This will make the transfer to the Web server easier. If you don't know the difference between relative and absolute links, you need to read the HTML Primer referenced above.

• WS-FTP LE (Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP)
• Fetch for Mac

Save the file to your computer in a location where you can find it. After downloading, go to the location where you saved the file - and doubleclick it. This will install the FTP software.

Once you have installed your FTP package, you can use it to send your files to the JSU Web server. Start your package and use your web site ID and password for the user. By default you will login to your Web Site file area on the Web server. This is where you will want to send your HTML files. Locate the files you want to upload on your local disk and then send them over. For HTML files, be sure you check ASCII as the file type and for images, check BINARY.

If you need to make a subdirectory under your primary Web Site subdirectory, here's what you need to do in ws_ftp:

• Click mkdir and enter the directory name (The directory will be created)
• Right mouse click on the directory name
• Select UNIX (chmod)
• Set the permissions to Owner - rwx, Group - rx, Other - rx.