Overview
This document will provide information on the necessary basic elements for using your AFS space to create a webpage.Step One: Create an index.html or index.htm file
The first step in creating an AFS webpage is to use a basic text editor such as Notepad or TextEdit, or website authoring software such as DreamWeaver or FrontPage, to create your index.html or index.htm file.NOTE: it is crucial that your main page for your website be titled either index.html or index.htm. If you do not have an index.html or index.htm file in your AFS web folder, your website WILL NOT WORK.
Step Two: Upload your website files to your AFS web folder
Once you have created your website, with index.html being the main page, upload it to your web folder within your AFS space.For small sites, we recommend using netfiles.msu.edu to upload your files.
For larger or more complex sites, you may want to use your development application's (ie: Dreamweaver) internal ftp methods to transfer your website to the "web" directory in your AFS space. You may also map your AFS space directly if you are on-campus, or use applications such as Filezilla or Fetch (Mac) to transfer your files to your AFS space.
For more information on accessing your AFS space to upload files to your web folder, please click here.
We recommend that you also keep a backup copy of your website files as an extra precaution.
Accessing your webpage
After creating your AFS webpage, use the following syntax to access it:-
http://www.msu.edu/~yournetid
Note: You will need to include the ~ (tilde mark) before your NetID.
Webpage authoring classes and tutorials
For information on taking LCTTP classes on the subject of general website development or the use of specific webpage building tools such as Dreamweaver, please visit the LCTTP website at: http://train.msu.edu.Free tutorials on basic webpage authoring are also available on various sites on the web, such as "Webmonkey, The Web Developer's Resource".
