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Download
and install the free WinSCP
software at (NOTE!
If
you prefer to use Core FTP, follow the instructions at |
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To
open WinSCP, click on the icon on your desktop, or locate the
program on your
"Start" menu. |
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Note: Your software may look slightly different, but all of the components will be there--somewhere!
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| To Set Up a New Connection: Enter your host name (for Georgia Southern University students and faculty, the host name is eagle4.cc.georgiasouthern.edu). Enter your User name and Password* (the same ones you use for My.GeorgiaSouthern).
Make sure that "SFTP" is selected under "File protocol." Click "Save" to save your settings. If asked to "Name the site," you may accept the default or choose a name that you will recognize (for example, GSU Web Site). |
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If a "Warning" dialog box opens, click "Yes." |
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left hand side of your screen will show files on your local computer;
your online files appear on the right-hand side. Locate the files on your hard drive or disk that you want to upload. On the right-hand side, double-click on the "public_html" folder to open it. In order for your files to show up on the Web, they MUST be inside the public_html folder. If you do not have a public_html folder, see instructions at http://services.georgiasouthern.edu/its/stuwebpage.php. |
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To publish your files, drag each file on the
left-hand side of your screen to the right-hand side and drop it, or
highlight the files and
press the F6 key. It will
then
appear in the column on the left-hand side. NOTE: You MUST have a file named "index.html" in your public_html directory at all times! Do not delete or re-name this file. You should create a new file named "index.html" to save over the one that was automatically created for you when you created your public_html directory (see instructions at http://services.georgiasouthern.edu/its/stuwebpage.php To add graphics to your page, you will need to have a graphic file on your disk or else have the full URL (or Internet address) of a graphic on the WWW. Graphics files need to be in either .gif or .jpg (or .jpeg) formats. I recommend that you keep file names short (approximately 8 characters), and do not use capital letters, spaces, or special characters (such as / or *) in your file names. You must upload any graphics files as well as text (HTML) files in order for them to work. |
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Locate your page on the Web. A directory of student Web sites can be found at http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/student/.
If you have problems, first make sure that file names for graphics and linked files match EXACTLY. You should not have spaces in your file names, and upper- and lower-case letters must match.
One of the most common problems encountered with graphics and links occurs when authors use the "browse" button to locate pages or graphics on their disks when they are creating their Web pages. Often, the link or image properties will show something like "file:\\\a:|" at the beginning of these addresses. You will need to open your Web page file and edit the image properties: delete everything except the file name if the file is in the same location as the page you are editing. For links to external files (files on someone else's Web site, make sure you have included the protocol (e.g., the "http://") in your link address. Then re-publish your files and test them again.
Good luck, and happy Web authoring!
* Note: The index.html file is the default file. You can omit this file name from the address and the browser will automatically load it anyway. If, however, the file you are looking for has a different name, then you must include the file name after your home directory (the my_login_name/ directory).