Editing the Default Home Page: "index.html"

1. Use telnet software to connect to the WebCity server (webcity.arc.losrios.cc.ca.us)
   Mac: BetterTelnet PC: Telnet.exe
   
   
2. login: (enter your login here)
   password: (enter your web password here: 123456)
   
   
3. To get oriented to your account, use the following command to get a list of files and directories:
   
        ls (or ls -la)
   
   
4. Change to the public_html directory (all web pages must be stored here):
   
        cd public_html (cd, followed by the name of the directory)
   
   
5. Open an existing HTML file named "index.html". Use the text processor pico:
   
        pico index.html (pico, followed by the name of the HTML file you wish to create)
   
   
6. Edit the file "index.html" with pico. Use the editor to replace text like "==Enter Your Name Here==" with specific information about yourself. There should be no "=="'s when you are done.
   
   
7. To save your file PERIODICALLY in pico, use the Control key and the O key pressed simultaneously. Follow the directions. To save your file and EXIT the pico software, press the Control key and the X key simultaneously. Follow the directions.
   
   
8. To end your session with the WebCity server, type the following command at the prompt:
   
        exit
   
   
9. To view your web page, open a browser and type in the following URL:
   
        http://webcity.arc.losrios.cc.ca.us/~login/index.html
   
   
10. The file name "index.html" is the default file name for each directory. Notice that the following URL is the same as the one above.
    
         http://webcity.arc.losrios.cc.ca.us/~login/
    
    

Note: wherever it says login, enter your specific login. For example:

     Wayne Thomas: login=thomasw
     Namrata Singh: login=singhn
     Anna Portillo: login=portila
     Sukhee Kwon: login=kwons