Web-centric Computing

Assignment 1: Install and Configure Web Server

Purpose

To gain experience and familiarity with WWW software. To provide a platform for later assignments.

Dates

Assigned: Fri. 05 January

Due: Wed. 17 January

Description

Part One: Install Your Own Web Server
1. make a ~/bin/4173 directory for yourself
2. get a copy of the latest stable version of the Apache server from <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/>
3. install the server in your ~/bin/4173 directory
4. keep a copy of the install log and any configuration files you used
5. start the server running on a random port and leave it running for the duration of the course
6. bring the port number and your name to class on the due date
Part Two: Create Your Own Website
- The main page must include your name and student identification number
- The topic for the website should be general enough to design minimum 5 pages with a depth of at least 3.
- Please make sure that you have minimum 100 words (a medium size paragraph) on each webpage.
- The website must have no level-A accessibility errors

Grading

The criteria given above are the baseline (B+) for the assignment. Anything you do above of those could increase your overall points for this assignment such as minimizing Priority 2 errors, sensible use of CSS, etc..

Advice and Help

Create a directory in torch's /tmp to do the compiling, etc. in.
1. torch% cd /tmp
2. torch% mkdir $USER
3. torch% cd $USER
4. torch% pwd
Remember: nothing in /tmp is backed-up, and it can be deleted at anytime.
Make sure that you copy your configuration files and server to your own ~/bin/4173 directory.
Only ports between 49152 and 65535 are available for general use.
For more information on accessibility issues, read the websites listed in the Accessibility part of the Resource section's website list, and use the AccessValet tool.
For more information on html validation, see the documentation at the W3C's Validator website.

Submitting

Bring the port number and your name to class on the due date. You will be using that server all semester.

`http://www.cs.dal.ca/~jamie/course/CS/4173/assig/2007-1-apache.html`

Version:: 05 January 2006
CS 4173 Prof:: J. Blustein <jamie@cs.dal.ca>