Eigene Homepage erstellen
Creating your own homepage
This article explains how and where you can set up a homepage of your own on the university computers. Each informatics student has the opportunity to create one under the URL: http://home.in.tum.de/~//accountName///.
1. General information
Important remark: https://wiki.ito.cit.tum.de/bin/view/Informatik/Helpdesk/Zugriffsrechte
This wiki page should be read thoroughly before the homepage creation so that potential risks are minimized.
2. Preparation
The "index.html" file for the home page is situated in the directory:
The following commands should be executed:
They ensure the generation of an empty "index.html" file and the correct setting of the access rights.
3. Generating HTML code
An abundance of HTML tutorials can be found on the Internet, one of them being w3schools. The previously generated index.html file should follow the following scheme:
After editing the file, the website can be accessed by calling http://home.in.tum.de/~//accountName///.
4. Apache Error Logfile
It's possible to inspect the error log of the Apache server, which may turn out to be quite useful during troubleshooting:
- The file is saved on the computer home.in.tum.de which can be accessed via ssh ssh <Ihr_Login>@home.in.tum.de
- The file path is /var/apache2/logs/error_log
- Enter the following command to read: less /var/apache2/logs/error_log