Most websites today are powered by easy to use content management systems (CMS) that come with an intuitive user-interface which enables you to create websites without needing to write single line of code.
Drupal (Enterprise vs. Lite)
Google Sites ( Classic vs. New)
Countless others like Wordpress, Joomla etc.
To decide which option is best for you, refer the following links provided by the OIT :
To create an ECE class web page, transfer files to your directory. The class web pages are located at /home/www/class/eeXXXX where XXXX represents the class number.
You should be able to view the class pages at:
http://www.ece.umn.edu/class/eeXXXX
3. If you receive the message, "403 Forbidden, Your client does not have permission to get URL /class/eeXXXX/index.html from this server.", do the next step. At the unix prompt:
chmod -R 775 /home/www/class/eeXXXX/*
1. Personal web pages are displayed at
http://www.ece.umn.edu/users/ECE_username
where ECE_username represents the user's ECE username.
2. Login to the computer "savanna.ece.umn.edu" or "prairie.ece.umn.edu" without the quotes.
3. Transfer the files to the personal web pages. The personal web pages are located at /home/www/users/ECE_username.
4. You should now be able to view the personal pages. It may be necessary to refresh your browser window to see the changes.
First, install SSH. Please see our Linux/Unix/SSH Guides page for more information.
On the Start Menu, select "SSH Secure Shell" and then "Secure File Transfer Client".
Under "File" select "Connect".
Enter "savanna.ece.umn.edu" or "prairie.ece.umn.edu" without the quotes and your username.
Then select "Connect". Respond "Yes" to the question about Host Identification if it appears.
Enter your X.500 password to login.
You can drag and drop files between your PC and your account in the SSH Secure File Transfer window. If you want to transfer files directly to a web page, select "Operation" on the pull down menu. Then select "Go to Folder". Enter the path to the web page directory, /home/www/ . . .