How do I upload or transfer files to my IT user account?
How do I set file permissions on my IT user account?
How do I edit my Web site files on the server?
How do I upload, or transfer files to my IT user account?
There are a number of ways to upload files from your home computer to your IT user account.SSH, CyberDuck or Fetch: If you are using a PC, you can use the secure FTP program SSH. For more information regarding obtaining and using SSH, please visit File Transfer Program for Windows. If you are using a Macintosh computer, you can use CyberDuck or Fetch. For more information regarding obtaining and using Fugu or Fetch, please visit File Transfer Programs for Macintosh.
How do I set file permissions on my IT user account?
We recommend that you use the service on the IT Utilities page, selecting the option to Give Public Web Access to a Web Folder and All of Its Sub-Folders. You can also follow the directions on this page. After completing one of these procedures, try to open up your Web page in your browser. If you get an error message, the procedure was not completed correctly. Try again. If you are still having problems, please contact the IT Support Centre.
How do I edit my web site files on the server?
If you want to edit your files on the server, you can use one of two programs: emacs or pico. To open a file in pico, log in to Linux and type the following at the prompt and press Enter: pico /path/filename. For example, if you wanted to edit a file in your public_html directory called index.html, you would type: pico ~/public_html/index.html. The same process holds for emacs, but instead of typing pico at the prompt, you would type emacs: emacs /path/filename.