An FTP application allows you to move files and folders to and from a remote system. (In this case, we will move a folder containing your webpage to the UVic web server.) You can find the WS_FTP application in the Start Menu, under Network.
When you launch the FTP application, you will see the following window:
In the first field, enter unix.uvic.ca. Enter your Net-Link ID, click OK, and enter your password, and the following window shows that you are connected to unix.uvic.ca (the UVic web server)
There should be two areas in the window that pops up. Left-hand sidewindow represents your computer and the right-hand side window represents your Net-Link account.
You may view the hard drive (C: drive), or your diskette (A: drive) by double-clicking on them in the left window. The green arrow at the top allows you to move up one level in the directory structure, and the pull-down menu's (showing C:\ and home2/21/pippa) show you where you are on the Local System (your PC) and Remote Site (your Net-Link account).
You may move files between the two windows, your diskette and your account on the web server, by using the arrow buttons:
In this picture, if the right arrow button was clicked then the www folder on the right would be replaced by the one on the left. Be careful, you could lose your work this way!
Permissions must be set so that your webpage can be viewed from anywhere on the World Wide Web. You need to set the permissions for your "home" directory (the one with your Net-Link username), for your www folder, and for all files inside the www folder (html, gif, and jpeg files).
To set the permissions, you will use the Unix command chmod (to change the permissions mode of a file or folder). First, select the file or folder by clicking on it once. Then right-click to get a pop-up menu. When you select chmod, you will be allowed to set the permissions for the selected file or folder.
The read permission allows a user to view a file, write allows a user to modify (or delete) a file, and the execute permission is required to open a folder. Check the boxes shown, so that the Owner (yourself) has permission to read, write or execute and everyone else has permission to read or execute.
Be sure to set the permissions for your "home" directory, the www folder and every file it contains. Now type your URL into a browser, to see your webpage on the World Wide Web.
Note: Use chmod to change the permissions, but not to check them. It does not reflect the current permission settings.