Personal Web sites

Publishing a personal web site at AUP is as simple as placing files in a special folder within your personal file storage space. Your site will appear at http://ac.aup.edu/netid, where "netid" is your AUP NetID (e.g. a99999 for a student or jdoe for an employee). You can develop your site using HTML / XHTML and PHP.

Publishing your site

  • Create a folder called public_web in your file storage space (if the folder doesn't exist already).
  • Place your HTML or PHP files in this folder.
Important notes:
  • The public_web folder must be at the top level of your file storage space; it cannot be within a subfolder.
  • The public_web folder must contain a file called index.html or index.php otherwise your web site will not be visible. This will be your site's default front page.
  • The size of your site is limited by your personal file storage quota.
If you have further questions about personal web sites, please send an e-mail to the (helpdesk@aup.edu). Please note however that we cannot help you develop your site.

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