Howto: FTP the web pages from a local PC harddisk to Teaching Web Server home directory

Instructions to FTP

Step 1: Start WS_FTP.

Step 2: In the Session Property, enter the following information:
1. Host Name/Address
2. course_code

Step 3: Enter your password.

Step 4: Locate the appropriate files and directory.
1. In the Local System box: press "ChgDir"to change to the directory in the local harddisk containing your files.
2. In the Remote System box: press "ChgDir" to change to /home/course_code/public_html
OR
double click "public_html".
3. Choose Binary transfer mode.

Step 5: Highlight the files you want to ftp and press "-->" button.

Step 6: Quit WS_FTP.

Instruction to transferring CGI programs

Step 1: Locate the appropriate files and directory. In the Remote System box:
1. Press "ChgDir" to change to /home/course_code/public_html.
OR
double click "public_html".
2. Press "MkDir".
3. Enter "cgi-bin" to make a new directrory, cgi-bin.
4. Press "ChgDir" to change to
/home/course_code/public_html/cgi-bin.
OR
double click "cgi-bin".

Step 2: Transfer the CGI programs to your account.