Welcome to your new Personal Web Space !

How do I create my own Web site?
Creating and publishing a Web site can be a complex process. Here's a step-by-step procedure to generate your own site and publish it in your personal Web space that comes free with your Internet account.

1) Learning HTML / creating your pages
The first step in creating a Web site is to learn the basics of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). A Web page is simply a plain text file (created in a text editor such as Notepad or Simpletext) with various HTML commands. HTML is an easy language to learn, and a good place to start is NCSA's Beginner's Guide to HTML.

If you don't have the time to learn HTML, you can use any of the popular WYSIWYG ("What You See Is What You Get") Web page creation software such as Microsoft FrontPage. By using WYSIWYG software, you can create Web pages without learning HTML. However, WYSIWYGs are often limited in their functionality and are usually not as efficient as coding HTML "by hand." They are, however, extremely useful for novices.

2) Testing your pages
No matter whether you code your HTML by hand or with WYSIWYG software, you will need to test your pages in a Web browser. You can do this by simply selecting File --> Open and selecting your page. If your page doesn't appear correctly in both Netscape and Internet Explorer, you might want to make a few modifications. Also, you should make sure your images appear and your links work.

3) Publishing your site
Once you're happy with your site, you can publish it to your personal Web space (if you have a Internet account with us). Just see our instructions below to upload your files and access your new web page !


Uploading and Accessing my Personal Web Page.
To upload your files to your new web page, you will need to use FTP software, such as: WS_FTP, CuteFTP, Fetch, etc.

Using FTP software, connect to ftp.YourISP'sDomain but not via an Anonymous login. Enter the Username and Password you are currently using for your own account. When FTP makes the connection to the server, you will be placed in your top-level folder.

You will see that the start page file called index.html has already been created for you, which contains the web page you are now reading. This must be the name of your start page in order for your personal web site to work. You may want to rename this version before replacing it with yours when doing the ftp file transfer.

Copy all relevant files from your system to your new home directory. (This would include all of your HTML files, as well as any graphics or other files that are referenced within those HTML files.) Be sure to copy all HTML files in ASCII mode! You can now access these files across the Net using any WWW browser.

The URL for your new Personal Web Site is:
http://www.hargray.com/~username
-OR-http://users.hargray.com/username
where username is your Hargray Internet Account Login Username.
Note: You can view any specific page of your web site by including it's filename in the URL. For example, you may simply open the following URL:
http://www.hargray.com/~username/filename
-OR-http://users.hargray.com/username/filename


Frequently Asked Questions:

How much storage comes with my personal Web space?
You get 20MB of storage.

How do I check to see how much storage my Web site is using?
On your PC, put all of your Web files (HTML files and images) into one folder. Right-click on the folder and select "Properties." If the size is more than 20MB, your site is taking up too much space. (On a Mac, select the folder, then "Get Info" from the File menu)

I have more than 20MB of content and I need to keep it all. What should I do?
For larger sites, we offer commercial Web hosting. For more information on rates and services, please contact your Customer Service Representative.

Can I add a Web form or create any other CGI scripts?
Sorry, but we don't support CGI scripting for our personal Web sites. Please contact a Customer Service Representative for more information about commercial web hosting.

Can I use FrontPage?
We don't support FrontPage extensions for personal Web space. You can, of course, use FrontPage to design your pages, but you won't be able to use the full functionality. If you need Front Page Extensions, please contact a Customer Service Representative for information on commercial web hosting.

I'm having technical problems -- how can I get help?
If these pages don't answer your question, please contact your Technical Support Representative.