Uploading
Files
Once
you have completed your files, you are ready to
upload them to the Web server. Current UIC students,
faculty, and staff are granted a certain amount
of Web space on the UIC servers for their personal
Web pages and other personal files. (Students
are granted 2 MB of space, faculty and staff receive
4 MB.) Separate areas and capacities are used
for class sites, department sites, and student
organization sites.
You can
access the Site Files window, which allows you to transfer
the Web pages and all related files, by going to the Window
menu or hitting [F5] on your keyboard.
The right
half of the window will display your files on your local drive.
The left half will display the files from the Remote Site,
which is the Web server where your pages will be loaded. To
create a site, choose the Site|New Site... menu.
You should
start by setting up your local info. You give your site definition
a name and point to the local root folder where your pages
are stored. Once completed, you can click on the Web Server
Info category and set up the connection to the Web server.
After
choosing FTP for the Server Access, you must now fill in the
FTP host, the directory on the server, your login ID and password.
The data to be filled in will be dependent on what types of
pages you are uploading. (Personal, class, department, or
student organization.) Consult the following table.
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PERSONAL
USE
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Students
- FTP
host is icarus.cc.uic.edu
- As
Host Directory, type public_html
(this will by default be in your personal
home directory)
Faculty
and Staff:
- FTP
host is tigger.cc.uic.edu
- As
Host Directory, type public_html
(this will by default be in your personal
home directory)
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CLASSES
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- FTP host is tigger.cc.uic.edu
- Host Directory is /usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/classes/subject/rubric
(for example .../classes/math/math101)
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DEPARTMENTS
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- FTP
host is tigger.cc.uic.edu
- Host
Directory is /usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/depts/department
(for example .../depts/accc)
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STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS
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- FTP
host is icarus.cc.uic.edu
- Host
Directory is /usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/stud_orgs/type/name
(for example .../stud_orgs/sports/rugby
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In all
four cases, you would then type in your login ID and password.
(If you are at a shared computer, you may wish to uncheck
the Save option under password. This will prevent others from
uploading to your site.) Click on the OK button, then the
Done button when returned to the list of sites.
You are
now ready to upload your files. Click the Connect button next
to the name of your site and you will be connected to the
Web server. <Click
here> to see a video demonstration of a file being
uploaded. (2.2MB)
PLEASE
NOTE: if you are uploading files for personal use, you must
upload them into the public_html directory in your
home directory. More information about this can be found in
our <Web
Publishing at UIC> seminar materials. You can also
<click here>
for a handout regarding publishing to UIC Web servers.
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