Step 1
Do you qualify for the free PRIS website?
If you are unsure if you qualify for the free web page Click Here

Step 2
Now that Step 1 is out of the way you need to decide on a name for your site.
The name you decide on will be the directory on our server that your files will be stored in.
It will also replace the "yourwebsitename" in the web address http://www.pris.bc.ca/yourwebsitename/ as well as the directory name in which you will upload all your html files.

If you haven't already created your web site you will need to get software to design a web page, called an HTML editor.
There are several HTML editors you can download from the Internet. Popular editors include MS Front Page, Adobe Page Mill, and Net Objects Fusion. There are several good shareware packages also, including: Hot-Dog and Luckmans's Web Edit. If you are familiar with html tags you can even use Notepad.

You will also need a File Transfer Protocol Client (known as FTP Clients). This is the software you use to "upload" your web page. You can find good FTP & HTML editing software at the following web address: http://idirect.tucows.com

Some resources on learning to write Web Pages:

The Pixel Pen Web Publishing Guide
Html Quick Reference Guide
The Web Developers Virtual Library
Html Tutorials
The Html Goodies Home Page

Resources on ongoing web site management:

WebSiteGarage, Tune up your Website
The Link Exchange
Search Engine Submissions

Below are the instructions for FTP and the guidelines for your Free Web Page:

• You receive 5 MB storage for a personal web page.
• All web sites must adhere to the Pris Acceptable Use Policy
• You are responsible for the programming, downloading and uploading of your web site files.
• If you do not understand Html and wish to have a Web Site, it is up to you to learn it.

FTP Instructions (using ws-ftp):

Using FTP create a new profile name called Personal Web site

• Host name is sun.pris.bc.ca
• Host type is automatic detect
• Enter your username and password
• Remote host initial directory is /pub/htdocs/yourwebsitename
• Local PC (your computer) initial directory is c:\wherever_you_store_your_html_files
• Click Save Password on
• Save the profile by clicking on the Save button.

(Please note you must be connected to the Internet first before you can connect to the FTP server)

* Upload all HTML files from your computer to the /pub/htdocs/yourwebsitename directory.

* Remember to name your main page index.html

* Remember that file names cannot contain spaces or any special characters such as ? / & *  etc.. etc..

* Remember that  UNIX is case sensitive, and that INDEX.HTML, Index.html, and index.html will be 
  treated as 3 separate files. When in doubt use lower case.

* Consult your FTP Client documentation for exact instructions on transferring files.

Your Web Site Address will be: http://www.pris.bc.ca/yourwebsitename/