SWE 432 Creating a Web Page on Mason
2/2006
All GMU students have an account on mason.gmu.edu,
and can create small websites.
Space is limited.
Following is a simple list of commands that will help
you create a simple web page.
use these commands after logging on to mason.gmu.edu
(the same account and password as your gmu email account).
- cd // Go to your home directory
- chmod 755 . // Make your home directory readable
- mkdir public_html // Create the standard home page directory
- chmod 755 public_html // Make the directory readable
- cd public_html // Go to the home page directory
- Create an HTML page with the name index.html
- chmod 644 index.html // Make the file readable
Your URL will be: http://mason.gmu.edu/~username/