Instructions to Upload from a University Computing Lab
The first step in uploading your web page files to the KSU sever requires
that you log into UNIX (the name given to the university mainframe and
the operating system that runs it).
1. To log into UNIX in one of the university computing labs, go to the
START MENU and then locate and select PuTTy.
2. When the PuTTy
Configuration
screen appears,
enter the Host
Name as:
unix.ksu.edu
Then, click
Open.
3. If you see a
warning
regarding a
potential security
breach, then
click YES.
4. Login with your eID and
password.
5. Once logged in, you will see a
unix prompt (pub2% or
something similar).
IF YOU EVER SEE A
MESSAGE THAT INDICATES
THAT YOU MIGHT NOT
HAVE A HOME DIRECTORY,
you will NEED to
IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE
IT HELP DESK over in the
library. Only the Help Desk can
resolve your problem, and
sometimes it takes them over 24
hours to get your problem fixed.
Contact the IT Help Desk first,
and then let me know about the
problem. This sort of problem is something that I cannot fix. Only the IT Help Desk
can fix this problem.
6. Next, you want to change some of the file permissions for your unix directory so that
others can read some of the files placed in your home directory. Type in the following
commands at the % prompt EXACTLY AS YOU SEE TYPED, INCLUDING THE
SEPARATING EACH WORD/COMMAND.
chmod
chmod
g-s
~
og+xs ~
You must type the chmod command exactly as it is listed here. If each step is done
correctly, nothing will appear to happen. You should see the % prompt. The ~ stands for
your home or main directory. These commands will allow people to access files and
directories in your home directory that have world read and/or execute permission.
7. Next, you will create a directory named .html in your home directory and give it
appropriate permissions. This is where the web server will look for all of your public
files. Type in the following command:
mkdir ~/.html
If/when you see mkdir: Failed to make directory
"/homes/yourname/.html"; File exists, just ignore it
and move on to the next command, and type in:
chmod g-s,og+xs ~/.html
The chmod command will allow everyone to access files
and directories that are world readable and/or executable
in your .html directory.
8. After completing this step, minimize the UNIX terminal.
9. Now, it is time to upload your files to the .html directory
using an ftp program.
10. Since you are in one of the university
computing labs, go to the START
MENU and then locate and select
WinSCP.
11. The WinSCP Login screen should
appear.
12. Toward the bottom of the screen is a
Login button. Click the Login button.
13. If you see a warning regarding a potential security
breach, then click YES.
14. The next dialog box that appears should ask for the
session username. Type in your own eID. Then,
click OK.
15. If an
Authentication
Banner appears,
click Continue.
16. Next, type in
your password,
and then click
OK.
17. If you see an errror box indicating “Invalid
access to memory”, click OK.
 The lefthand side of
the screen is
where your
local drive is
displayed.
Upon entry into the program, probably
nothing will display in this area.
 On the left-hand side, select Local,
Change Drive. A listing of available
drives should appear.
 Select the drive corresponding to the
location of your USB storage media.

 After selecting the drive, you will
next need to navigate through your
storage media until you can see all
of the files that are part of your web
site.
 The right-hand side of the screen
shows the remote site (the
directories within your unix storage
space). Notice the .html
directory/folder (it may be difficult
to initially see). You will place
your web site’s files in here.
18. Click/double click the .html folder
to open it up. Initially, it will be
empty.
19. To ftp/upload your files, you will
simply use drag-and-drop to send files
from your local site (your storage
media) over to the remote site (your
html folder).
20. If/when a Copy dialog box appears,
click the Copy button.
Dragging from left-to-right is how you upload your files to the server.
Please be aware that dragging from right-to-left is how you download files from the
server onto your storage media.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEND OVER THE INDIVIDUAL FILES AND ANY
FOLDERS ASSOCATIED WITH THOSE FILES THAT WERE CREATED BY
AN HTML EDITOR.
21. After you have transferred all of your files over to the unix storage area, verify that their
spellings and capitalizations match how you typed them into your code. If you see an
inconsistency, you will need to fix it (rename the file or fix your code and then ftp again).
In addition, verify that you did indeed upload ALL OF THE FILES THAT MAKE
YOUR WEB SITE WORK, including all .htm files and all picture/image files. Note:
You must have the same file names in your UNIX account as you do in your index
file or any other web page file that you create. If the file names are different or
inconsistent, then one or more components of your web page won’t work.
22. The next step is to go back to your UNIX terminal and set the permissions on your
HTML files so that they are world readable and executable. Maximize your UNIX
terminal and type the following command:
chmod ugo+rx ~/.html/*
23. The final step is to set the permissions for any folder that was created by an editor that
you also transferred over. The general form for setting permissions for a folder is:
chmod ugo+rx ~/.html/foldername/*
For instance, lets pretend that I have a folder called Doc3_files. The command used to
set the permissions for that folder is:
chmod ugo+rx ~/.html/Doc3_files/*
24. Notice the rights associated with each file seen in the picture. You should also see those
same rights associated with all
of the files in your html
folder. If one or more of your
files does not have those rights
associated with them, then
those will be elements that will
not display on your actual
web site. All files should have
the rights of
rwxr-xr-x
If you have any items in your
folder that do not have those
rights, then you will need to type in the chmod ugo+rx ~/.html/* command again
(and maybe even the chmod ugo+rx ~/.html/foldername/* command as well).
25. Once you are certain all of the elements that make up your web site have the correct
rights, it is now time to bring up your web browser. Your home page can now be
referenced with the URL
http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~eID/
(substitute your own eID in place of the letters eID. If you were visiting my personal
site, you would type in http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~bkovar
Remember, there is no need to enter the name of the file if you named your page
index.htm or index.html.
REMEMBER TO GO BACK AND TEST OUT YOUR PAGE TO MAKE SURE THAT
EVERYTHING LOADS PROPERLY AND THE LINKS WORK.
26. If you discover that your web site contains one or more errors, then you will need to
fix your code/page and then upload it to the server once again.
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If all you are doing is fixing a file and then replacing the old contents with the new
contents, transferring from the left-hand side of the ftp screen to the right-hand side is
all that you should need to do.
If you have deleted an existing file from the right-hand side or if you are uploading a
file you forgot to upload earlier, then you will need to set the permissions for the file
to be readable and executable. That means that you will need to type in the following
command at the unix prompt:
chmod ugo+rx ~/.html/*
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If you ever need to upload a folder again, you will need to type in the following
command at the unix prompt:
chmod ugo+rx ~/.html/foldername/* (substituting the name of the folder for my foldername wording)