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Web Pages

Student web space in the H:\ drive's public_html folder does not support dynamic page formats such as ASP, CGI, JSP or servlets. There are no plans to provide support for these formats in the immediate future. Learn more about creating web pages with HTML, Microsoft FrontPage or Macromedia Dreamweaver by logging in to SkillPort.

Publish Your Web Page:

  1. Login to the University network in the labs or with MyFiles.
  2. Copy your web files to the public_html folder on your H:\ drive.
  3. Create the public_html folder if it doesn't exist (must use lowercase letters).
  4. Name your main page index.html.
  5. Go to http://webpages.uncc.edu/~username/index.html to view your page.

View Your Web Page:

To view your page type the following in your browser:
http://webpages.uncc.edu/~username/index.html
ex: http://webpages.uncc.edu/~bsmith/index.html

First time use:
Configuring Your public_html Folder
(must be done on campus, not using MyFiles)

Windows XP Mac
  1. Create a folder named public_html (case sensitive) on the root of your H: drive.
  2. Place files in the public_html folder
  3. Right-click the public_html folder and select Properties
  4. Click the Security tab
  5. Click Add. In the Enter the object names to select box, type webpagesacct, then click OK.
  6. Click OK.
  1. Click on your H: drive
  2. Create a folder named public_html (case sensitive)
  3. Place files in the public_html folder
  4. Select the public_html folder and click File -> Get Info
  5. Click the + at the bottom of the window to bring up the new user window and add a user
  6. In the search box, type webpagesacct, then select Network Users
  7. The WebpagesAcct will appear in the result window. Click on the account name and click Select. This will grant the webpagesacct account read privileges to the public_html folder
  8. Once the webpagesacct account has read privileges, all content under the public_html folder will be accessible to view on the web