Overview

CAS UNIX users can create documents in their home areas that are accessible through the World Wide Web, a hypertext multimedia information system. These documents are made available through a WWW server at the url http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~userid. Through these hypertext documents, users can make text, images and sounds available to users throughout the Internet.

To create a home page, you must create a new directory in your home area called public_html, and one file in that directory called default.html. To do this, execute a setup utility called make_wwwhome to do it automatically.

The "make_wwwhome" Command

In order to automatically set up your directory and create an example file, enter the command make_wwwhome. This will create the proper directory and make sure the permissions are correct. It will also create a file "default.html" which will demonstrate how to create a hypertext document.

Access to a Personal Homepage

Once your file is created, users can access it via any hypertext browser at the URL:

http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~userid

where "userid" is your UNIX username. For more information, enter man user_html, or point any web browser:

http://www.cas.utk.edu/html/