Ross Sheppard High School
Web Page Design and Construction
Student Learning Guide
Mounting Your Home Page on an Internet Server

	When you have finished this project, you will be able to:
	set up a Web server account
	upload your Web site to a Web server
	describe the following terms: Web server host

1. Before you can mount your web pages on an Internet server, you need to have a set of home pages that are complete and that work properly.
   
   
2. Make sure that all of the file names specified in your HTML page and the files names are exactly the same - the names should all be lower case.
   
   
3. Use the Web page that you created for the first module in this course. Test your home page to ensure that it still works.
   
   
4. Go to one of the following web sites and open an account:
   
   
   Geocities Web Page Hosting
   http://www.geocities.com
   
   
   Tripod
   http://www.tripod.com
   
   
   Canoe
   http://www.canoe.com
   
   
5. Once you have read the instructions at the hosting site, upload your web pages. Note that you also have to upload all associated files such as graphic files, video files, sound files, PDF files, etc. You mark is based on your ability to follow the upload directions for the service provider you select.
   
   NOTE: the most common error that is made when using a Web host is incorrect file name specifications. Ensure that all file names and references to them in your Web page use the same name. For example, File.gif is not the same as file.gif. Most Web hosts do not accept spaces in the file names. Correct this prior to uploading your files if it applies to you.
   
   
6. Test your entire home page on your host.
   
   
7. Click here to see the marking guide for this project.
   
   
8. Once everything is working, Create a text file with the URL and save the file as URL.TXT (Your teacher will use this file to find your uploaded Website.
   
   
9. Save the project folder in your "Hand In" folder on your personal disk space so that this project can be graded.