Publishing Web Pages
How to publish your Web pages
If this will be your first
attempt to publish Web pages, proceed. If your Web directory is
ready and you just want to upload your web pages, then go
to the next page.
Accessing your Web directory
Publishing your web
pages involves a system called File Transfer Protocol (FTP) that
uploads the pages to your alloted MosCom home directory. One of
the easiest ways of doing this is to use a graphical FTP client,
which is a program that does all the work without requiring
complex UNIX commands. For this example, we will use a
shareware program called WS_FTP by Ipswitch, Inc. Download the WS_FTP
LE program here. Unzip the file and install it.
Log-in to your MosCom account,
then run the WS_FTP program. Two windows will appear, with the smaller one
looking like this:
Following the encircled numbers
from the above window:
1. Click New. Type an easy to remember name in Profile Name, like "myhomepage".
2. Type mozcom.com in the Host Name/Address field.
3. Type in your account username in the User ID field.
4. Type in your account password in the Password field.
5. Click OK.
When your FTP connection is
successful, the
Session Properties window disappears, leaving the larger main
window:
The Local System area (the left
directory) will show your PC's folders and files while the
Remote Site area (the right directory) shows you the contents of
your MosCom home directory. Do not tamper or delete any of
the folders and files in your home directory.
Creating
your web directory
Your web site will
require a special folder or directory that will contain the web
pages--this will be the Web directory, which will be often
referred to as your public_html directory. Note that your
Web directory is not the same as your home directory; to make
things somewhat simpler, think of your Web directory as just
another folder stored inside your home directory. Create your
own Web directory by following the steps below:
1. Click on MkDir
in the Remote Site directory area. An input window then appears.
2. Type public_html in the input field. (Note:
this should all be lowercase, and don't forget the underscore)
3. Click OK.
If successful, a public_html
folder will appear in the Remote Site directory:
You can exit the FTP connection by clicking the Close
button located at the left bottom bar of the WS_FTP main window.
