User Manual   
Chapter 1 Introduction 
Chapter 2 Getting Started 
Chapter 3 Features 
Chapter 4 Security 
Appendix A Administrative 
Appendix B add-ons 
Appendix C facilities 

 

Your ROCKCI DIY Virtual Server, is activated with an example home page called index.html. In order to create your own web pages, you will need to create html documents. HTML (hypertext Markup Language) allows you to code your document such that it will display in various browsers.  

Creating Html Documents 
By now, you're probably anxious start creating your Web site. There are many different types of programs to help you create html.  When deciding how to create your pages, select an option which fits your needs, goals, and level of expertise. 
You can: 

• Learn how to write HTML  yourself using a text editor, a special program called HTML editor, and other tools to create your Web site.
• Use a Web site creation program (such as Netscape's Composer) to help you create documents in a WYSIWYG “what you see is what you get” environment, freeing you of learning the ins and outs of html.
• Hire an expert to create your Web site for you.
• Let ROCKCI professionally design your Web site. Use the Quote Form.

Files types commonly used  for Web sites   

.html or .htm files - These files, called Web pages, are written in  HyperText Markup Language (HTML). These files are in ASCII format.  

.gif files - GIF files are graphics or image files with 256 unique colors or less. Two popular types of GIF files are animated GIFs, which contain multiple frames played back to produce animation, and  interlaced GIFs, which allow for a color to be transparent to produce dramatic affects with other images in the background. These files are in BINARY format.  

.jpeg or .jpg files - JPEG files are usually used for photographs and can contain up to 16 million colors, When creating JPEG files you can set the "quality level" which allow you to reduce the file size for faster loading. These files are in BINARY format.  

.mid or .midi files - MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) files containing  
 a digital number sequence of musical tones and instruments which can be played backed with a client MIDI player (built-in to most web browsers). These files are in BINARY format.  

.wav files - these are sound or audio files signals used for recording and playing music an voice audio with a computer. can be played backed with a client wav player (built-in to most web browsers). These files are in BINARY format.  

.ra files - REAL AUDIO these are sound or audio files signals used for recording and playing music an voice audio with a computer. can be played backed with a client Real Audio player (built-in to most web browsers). These files are in BINARY format.  

!!! It is important to understand the file type you are dealing with when transferring files to your ROCKCI DIY Virtual Server. !!! 
 

Tips 

Understand Graphics take a certain amount of time to load. Be aware of your image file sizes for fastest user load time. Screen size used with most browsers 
varies 640x800, 800x 600, 1024x1024 pixels.  Be aware of the size of your image in pixels when laying out your Web page. 

Naming your files in a format which makes sense will help when editing your web pages. Remember that file names and links are CaSe SeNsItIvE. In order for files to display properly in a browser the file extensions .htm , .html , .gif, etc (lower case) must be used.