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Moving Files to Your Web Directory

Summary

Your Web directory provides a way to publish information on the Web. Here are several tips on moving files from your desktop computer to your Web directory using tools from the UW Internet Connectivity Kit.

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Your Web Directory (public_html)

Your Web directory lets you publish information on the Web. Putting a file in your Web directory makes it available to others via your URL address.

When you activate your Web directory, a shortcut called public_html is created in your home directory to make it easier to put files in your Web directory. Look for public_html when moving files to your Web directory.

Moving HTML Files

As a rule, move all HTML files (.html or .htm) to your Web directory using "text" or "ASCII" mode. You may have to choose this option manually, if it is offered at all. Some file transfer applications do not provide a method of selecting the mode of transfer.

Moving Non-HTML Files

Move non-HTML files using "binary" mode. Forgetting to move non-HTML files as binary data can corrupt them. Non-HTML files include:

Moving Files From a PC (SSH Secure FTP)

SSH Secure File Transfer can be used to move files to your Web directory. This file transfer application is distributed as part of the UW Internet Connectivity Kit and is also available in many on-campus labs. In these instances SSH Secure FTP should be pre-configured with "profiles" for connecting to Dante, Homer, and Cicero. All you have to do to move files to your Web directory is:

  1. Start SSH Secure File Transfer.
  2. Click the Profiles menu on the Profiles bar.
  3. Select Homer, Dante or Cicero.
  4. Enter login information.
  5. Click public_html on the left side of the window. The right side will display the contents of your Web directory.
  6. Drag and drop files from your computer into the right side of the window.

For more information about transfering files with SSH Secure File Transfer refer to Catalyst Help Center: Using SSH Secure File Transfer.

Moving Files From a Mac (Fugu)

Fugu can be used to move files from a Macintosh computer to your Web directory. This file transfer application is distributed as part of the UW Internet Connectivity Kit and is also available in many on-campus labs. All you have to do to move files to your Web directory is:

  1. Launch Fugu.
  2. Click the "Connect to" drop-down menu.
  3. Select homer.u.washington.edu, dante.u.washington.edu or cicero.myuw.net depending on whether you are a student, staff, faculty, or a MyUW.net customer.
  4. Enter your Username.
  5. Click "Connect."
  6. Enter your password when prompted and click "Authenticate."
  7. Double click public_html.
  8. Drag files from your desktop machine to the public_html folder.

For more information about transfering files with Fugu refer to Catalyst Help Center: Save Files to a Server with Fugu.

Troubleshooting

If you receive a "permission denied" response in your Web browser after uploading a file, you may not have your permissions set correctly. See Setting Unix Permissions For Web Pages for help.