In this section we will investigate the steps required to upload your Web pages to a unix based Web server.
Your files will be stored a unix box called cybil running the Apache Web Server.
Before commencing make sure you are familar with using a telnet or ssh client and an FTP client.
Step 1 Firstly you will need a unix account on a webserver.
We will use our server cybil, your instructor will help you set this up.
Step 2 Once you have your account you should telnet/ssh into it.
Create a subdirectory under your home directory called public_html
This is where you will store your web pages.
Unix is sensitive to case so make sure the directory name is exactly as shown
Step 3 Use an FTP client such as WS-FTP or the Firefox extension fireFTP to upload your web pages
Upload the files from your local or network drive to your public_html directory on your cybil account.
Make sure you upload all files with the following extensions in ascii mode
Make sure you upload all files with the following extensions in binary mode
Step 4 Use a web browser to check that the web pages are working correctly.
In your Web Browser type the following into the address
http://cybil.tafeitltn.com.au/~yourunixaccount/
You should see a list of all the uploaded files in your unix account.
Step 5 Test your web site for broken links.
Pages and links that seem to work fine on a Windows box may break on a unix box.
Usually this is because Unix is far more precise about names.
So make sure the name of the html file in your unix account exactly matches the calling link in your web page.
Assessment
Using an ftp client of your choice write a short report detailing how you
would configure the ftp client to upload ascii files as ascii and binary
file as binary.