Before You Begin

Before you can create your personal homepage you must have a UH Username:
Getting Started with Your UH Username

Your URL Is...

The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of your page will be in the form:
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~username
For example: Jane Doe with a UH Username of "jdoe" has created a personal webspace. A user will be able to be access Jane Doe's website in a web browser with the url http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jdoe

All files that Jane would like to make available for her webspace should be in a directory called "public_html" in her UH home account. The default file that gets loaded when somebody browses your Web page is "index.html".

The "public_html" directory and it's contents that you'd like to be available on the Web needs to be set such that the web server can read them. The easiest way to do this would be to set up your personal webspace using the "Personal Homepage Management Utility" below. New files can then be uploading using a sftp client connecting at port 2222 (see sftp section below).

The Personal Homepage Management Utility

The Personal Homepage Management Utility is a menu-driven, Web based method you can use for:

• Creating a simple new homepage (index.html)
• Making your default homepage (index.html) Web accessible
• Disabling Web access to your homepage

Log in with your UH Username and password and follow the on-screen instructions:

Open the Personal Homepage Management Utility (in a new window)

Manual Updates

General Settings for Personal Homepages Hostname: uhunix.its.hawaii.edu Username: <Your UH Username> Password: <Your Password> Directory: public_html

Telnet/SSH

ITS supports secure shell (ssh) for accessing your personal files (on uhunix). Some applications that support ssh are SSH for Windows, MacSSH for Mac OS 8.x - 9.x, and iTerm for Mac OS X 10.2.x. "telnet" is no longer supported (QVT_TERM 4.x/windows built-in Telnet and NCSA Telnet), as these programs do not support encryption.

Platform:	I currently use:	Switch to: (click to download)	Installation Instructions
PC	QVT Term 4.x	SSH 3.2.9	HTML or PDF
PC	Windows' built-in telnet program	SSH 3.2.9	HTML or PDF
Macintosh OS 8.x - 9.x	NCSA Telnet 2.x	MacSSH	HTML or PDF
Macintosh OS X 10.2.x	NCSA Telnet 2.x	iTerm	PDF

ITS supports the secure file transfer (sftp) protocol for uploading files onto your personal webspace. Some applications that support sftp are SSH for the Windows, MacSFTP for Mac OS 8.x - 9.x and Fugu for Mac OS X. File transfer protocal (ftp) clients such as (WS_FTP LE and Fetch 3.x - 4.x) no longer work with our services, as these programs do not support encryption.

Whichever sftp client you choose to use when uploading your Web content, remember to include the port number, which is 2222, when connecting. This number comes after the host name when opening a sftp connection to the Web server. For instance, when connecting to uhunix, the host name should look like uhunix.its.hawaii.edu:2222. Use this host name along with your uhunix username and password when creating a sftp connection to publish webpages. This will set the file permissions so that the documents can be seen over the Internet.

Platform:	I currently use:	Switch to:	Installation instructions
PC	WS_FTP LE	SSH 3.2.9 (click to download)	HTML or PDF
Macintosh OS 8.x - 9.x	Fetch 3.x - 4.x	MacSFTP (click for more info)	PDF
Macintosh OS X 10.x	Fetch 4.x	Fugu (click for more info)	PDF

For more information, please visit the SSH/SSL FAQ.

Troubleshooting

• If you have trouble uploading your files, send mail to help@hawaii.edu
• If your error message says the file is not readable, the directory is not readable, or permission denied, then use the Personal Homepage Management Utility to make your file(s) viewable.
• If you get an error messsage saying that the file is not found, be sure you have an 'index.html' file in your public_html subdirectory. You can use the Personal Homepage Management Utility to create a default (index.html) page in the correct place or make sure your SFTP general settings are correct.
• If your error message states that the host is not found, be sure you type your URL correctly.
• Make sure that you include the port number for you sftp connection. For example, when connecting to uhunix use uhunix.its.hawaii.edu:2222. This will ensure that the permissions are set so that the page may be seen over the Internet.

Scripting and ASP Info

Sorry, CGI scripting (other than features listed below), Microsoft Active Server Pages (ASP), and Microsoft Extensions are currently not supported on MyHomepages. CGI scripting is only offered for departmental pages.

Add-On Features

Form Methods
For a simple method of retrieving a users comments (email or a text file) with a form see:
HFPM Method

Server-side Includes
To include the contents from another file in your page:
Server-side Includes

Page Counter
For instructions on adding a page counter:
Adding a Page Counter

• Contact ITS