.. vim: syntax=rst .. _web-index: ========================= Setup a Personal Web Page ========================= To create and publish a personal webpage, simply place a file called ``index.html`` or ``index.php`` in ~/public_html/ in your home directory, like so:: /oden//public_html/index.html Anything in the public_html directory will be visible by the world via http://users.oden.utexas.edu/~username/. If you get a *Forbidden* message when browsing to your file, make sure that the correct permissions are set with the command ``chmod a+r file.html``. You will also need to make sure that any directories in the path to your file are world-executable. Our web server respects .htaccess and .htpasswd files, so you can password protect portions of your public_html directory.