How can I create webpages

Private homepages

Create a directory with the name public_html in your home directory. Everything you put into this directory is availabe under the URL:

 http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/~username/
 (Replace username with your username).

Below this location it is also possible to run server side includes (SSI), CGI scripts and PHP. The scripts will run with your user ID. You should be very cautious as your CGI program has the potential to destroy your account if you are not careful.

General homepages

It is possible to create a URL of the following format:

 http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/name

where name can be a department or something else.

Name redirection

It is also possible to create an arbitary name like

 http://www.fhi-berlin.mpg.de/name/

which will be autonmatically forwarded to any other place.

Virtual Domain

If you own a domain it is possible to provide the files for that domain on our www server (e.g: http://www.harnackhaus-berlin.mpg.de/). For this you must ensure that requests to your domain will be redirected to our server. Ask the GNZ for that, Tel 3200).

If you need help with creation of www pages ask Mike (Tel. 5407)

A very good introduction and reference about HTML, SSI, CGI, CSS, JavaScript,PHP, etc. can be found at http://de.selfhtml.org/