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== View your work in a browser == | == View your work in a browser == |
Revision as of 08:52, 21 August 2016
This article contains exercises for Week One of Web Design and Development III (MGDP2060).
Contents
Create a web hosting account with x10hosting
Create a free web hosting account with x10hosting for your class exercises.
See x10hosting account example.
Browse your web site
Browse the URL for your web hosting account using a web browser of your choice, to confirm that the URL exists.
Instructor's example:
Install WordPress
Install WordPress on your web hosting account using the automated installer in cPanel.
See x10hosting WordPress installation.
Create local folders and subfolders for exercises
By "local folders", we mean folders on your computer (or flash drive), where you store your work.
Create a set of folders and subfolders like this:
- YOUR-DOMAIN
- public_ftp
- public_html
Replace YOUR-DOMAIN with the short form of your URL, similar to: mgdp.x10hosting.com
Create a simple home page named index.php
Create a text document named index.php.
Enter the HTML5 for a simple home page.
You do not need to imitate the above page; you are free to to create any design you like. The important principles:
- Identify your site
- Use the title element appropriately.
- Validate the HTML.
Note that this page, like all PHP pages, must be served by a web server.
You cannot browse a PHP page using the file:// protocol (for example, by dragging the icon for index.php onto the icon for a web browser).
View your work in a browser
Browse your home page using a web browser of your choice.
Your URL will be similar to the classroom example:
Validate your markup
Use the HTML validator to validate your markup:
Send URL to instructor
Send an email to the instructor - karl.jones@hennepintech.edu - with the URL for your website.
Reading for next week
Study the first three chapters of WordPress: The Missing Manual for next week.