#! /usr/local/bin/ehtml The Official EHTML Page - Setup For EHTML

The Official EHTML Page - Setup For EHTML

Setting Up To Use EHTML

If you do not already have a WWW page available to the outside world, the first step is to reference the many places around the Internet that HTML information is available from.

The next step to creating your page is to write vaxxweb@vaxxine.com and request that they create a web page directory for you.

In response to your e-mail request for a page directory, Vaxxine will create a directory called "html" below your UNIX home directory. Within that directory, a second one called "ehtml" will be created.

Do not store any of your documents in the "ehtml" directory. This directory is for compatibiity with older versions of EHTML and is still used for the storage of scratch (memory) files. The main EHTML file is "default.eht" and secondary EHTML files need only end with the ".eht" extension.

The default.eht File - Your Main Page

The "html" directory can be accessed most easily via a FTP client. Within this directory you will want to create a file by the name of "default.eht" which will appear when some one references your page via "http://www.vaxxine.com/yourname".

A common "default.eht" file might contain: 

<html>
<head>
<title>Nobody's Web Page At Vaxxine</title>
</head>
<body>
<p align=center>
Nobody's Home Page!
</p>
<p>
Since I'm smart enough to come to Vaxxine and use EHTML, I can do some
 pretty neat things:
</p>
<p>
The current date and time here is <DATE>, <TIME>.  I wonder what 
 time it is where you're from.  I see your current site is <LOCATION>.
</p>
<p>
Some stuff that I like:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://vaxxine.com/nobody/ehtml/ledzep.html">
 Led Zeppelin
 </a>
<li><a href="http://vaxxine.com/nobody/ehtml/floyd.html">
 Pink Floyd
 </a>
</p>
<hr>
<p align=center>
Well, that's all for now, thanks for dropping by!<br>
 By the way, you're visitor <COUNTER ADD visits>
 <COUNTER DISPLAY visits> to this page!
</p>
</body>
</html>

The *.eht Files - Your Other Pages

Secondary pages that you create that contain EHTML must end in ".eht". For instance, "ledzep.eht" is an acceptible name for a secondary EHTML page while "ledzep.htm" would be a flat HTML page.

The contents of the "ledzep.eht" file could appear as below. 

<html>
<head>
<title>Nobody's Web Page At Vaxxine - Led Zeppelin</title>
</head>
<body>
<p align=center>
Nobody's Home Page - The Hammer Of The Gods Strikes The Internet!
</p>
<p>
Led Zeppelin is my favourite band, and perhaps they're your favourite as
 well.  The Hammer of the Gods is considered by most to be the best
 biography of the 70's super-band.
</p>
<p>
This page is designed to bring you some information about the band and
 the people that are fans.  I hope you enjoy going through it as much as
 I enjoyed making it!
</p>
<p>
Some Led Heads That I Know Of:
<ul>
<li><a href="http://vaxxine.com/wacko">
 Eh
 </a> - A man who seriously needs to get off the 'net!
<li><a href="http://vaxxine.com/wacko2">
 Weasel
 </a> - OK, he's not a real big fan, but he likes Kashmir!
</p>
<hr>
<p align=center>
 You're visitor <COUNTER ADD ledzep>
 <COUNTER DISPLAY ledzep> to my Zeppelin page!
</p>
</body>
</html>

Summary

In general, there are just a few points that you should keep in mind about creating your EHTML pages at Vaxxine.

  1. Request your "html" directory from vaxxweb@vaxxine.com
  2. Create your main page and FTP it to Vaxxine as "default.eht".
  3. Do not store any of your files in the "ehtml" directory. This directory is for compatibility with older versions of EHTML and is used by EHTML to store scratch files.