Creating personal undergraduate web sites

Requirements

• access to linux.student.math
• Virtual Private Network (VPN) must be running to connect from off campus

Procedure

• access linux.student.math
• type the commands:

  • mkdir ~/public_html

  • chmod 2755 public_html

  • chown $USER public_html

  • chgrp $USER public_html

  • cd public_html

• with a text editor create the file, index.html:

  • nano index.html

  • chmod 0644 index.html

• or get advanced with CGI

  • nano index.cgi

  • #!/usr/bin/php-cgi
    <?php
    echo "test";
    ?>

  • chmod 0744 index.cgi

• the site should now be accessible at www.student.math.uwaterloo.ca/~UWuserid