Preparing
Your Campus Account for Web Publishing
Before
you can publish web pages to your campus account, you must set up your
account as outlined below.
- In the
Address/Location text box at the top of your browser window (e.g., Netscape
or Internet Explorer), type the following and then tap the ENTER key:
ssh://ssh.csun.edu
- When
the "login:" prompt appears in the telnet window, log in to your campus
network account (e.g., xyz12345 or hcxyz123).
- At the
command prompt (e.g., "csun>") type the following three UNIX commands
(tapping the ENTER key after each one). You will get no confirmation
that you've entered a UNIX command correctly; if you get no message,
it means the command was accepted.
mkdir
public_html
chmod 711 $HOME
chmod 755 public_html
The first
command creates (makes) the directory where your Web documents will
be located (public_html). The second allows other people access to your
home directory (but NOT to read any files). The third allows access
to the public_html directory and any files you transfer to that directory
from your desktop computer (this does not include files you create directly
in your account).
Defining
a Site
Dreamweaver's
site maintenance function includes the ability to transfer files between
your desktop computer and the campus web server. Once you have defined
a site as described below you can use Dreamweaver's Site Files window
to view the local and remote locations and transfer files between them.
Note:
Only the settings required to publish pages to the central CSUN web server
are described in this document. Please refer to your Dreamweaver manual
for additional information.
If you've
never defined a site, you can click the Define a Site
link in the Site window of the Files
panel group to begin the process (see Figure 1, below). You can then go
through the site definition wizard (a step-by-step
setup process) or click the Advanced tab and enter the necessary information
in the Site Definition dialog box.
FIGURE 1. Site Window
of the Files Panel Group
Using
the Site Definition Wizard
Do one of
the following to begin:
- In the
Site window of the Files panel group,
click the Define a Site link.
- From the
Site menu, choose New Site.
If not already
selected, select (click) the Basic tab. Then go through
the wizard, making selections and/or entering information on each screen
and clicking the Next button to move to the next screen.
There are
three main sections in the procedure:
- Editing
Files — where you set up your local folder
- Testing
Files — where you can set up a folder for processing
dynamic pages (not discussed in this document).
- Sharing
Files — where you set up your remote folder
A bolded
selection at the top of the each wizard screen indicates where you are
in the process. The individual screens are explained in the table below.
Wizard
Screen |
What
to Enter/Choose |
Editing
Files |
Enter
a short descriptive name for the site you are defining (e.g.,
PersonalWeb for your personal website or HISTweb for the History department
website). |
Editing
Files, Part 2 |
Select
"No, I do not want to use a server technology". Note:
Server technology is not supported unless contained wholly within
the user's site. |
Editing
Files, Part 3 |
Select
"Edit local copies on my machine, then upload to server when
ready". |
Testing
Files |
This
selection will not be displayed unless you said you wanted to use
server technology (Editing Files, Part 2). |
Sharing
Files |
Enter/select
the following:
- How
do you connect to your remote server? — FTP
- What
is the hostname or FTP address of your Web server? — ftp.csun.edu
- What
folder on the server do you want to store your files in? —
~account/public_html (where account
is your campus account; e.g., xyz12345)
- What
is your FTP login? — Enter you campus account (e.g., xyz12345)
Note:
For security reasons, it is recommended you
DO NOT enter (or save) your password. You'll be prompted for the
password when you transfer files. |
Sharing
Files, Part 2 |
Select
"No, do not enable check in and check out". |
Summary |
A summary
page will display the selections you made. Click Done
to complete the process. |
Using
the Site Definition Dialog Box
Do one of
the following to begin:
- In the
Site window of the Files panel group,
click the Define a Site link.
- From the
Site menu, choose New Site.
Select (click)
the Advanced tab. Make selections and enter information
for both your local and remote site as described below.
- For
the Local Info category (already selected), enter the following
information.
- Site
Name: Type a short, descriptive name to identify your site (e.g.,
PersonalWeb for your personal website or HISTweb for the History
department website)
- Local
Root Folder: Click the folder next to the text box and locate
the folder on your desktop computer where your site files are or
will be stored (e.g., C:\MyFiles\PersonalWeb or C:\MyFiles\HISTweb)
-
In the Category panel of the dialog box, select (click) Remote Info.
-
From the Access drop-down menu, choose FTP.
-
Enter the following information in the text boxes that appear.
Note:
For security reasons, it is recommended you DO
NOT enter (or save) your password in this dialog box. You'll be prompted
for the password when you transfer files.
- FTP
Host: ftp.csun.edu
- Host
Directory: ~account/public_html
- Login:
account (e.g., xyz12345)
- When
finished, click OK.
Site
Definition dialog boxes (Local Info and Remote Info) are shown in Figures
2 and 3, below.
FIGURE
2. Local Info Dialog Box for a New Site Definition
|
FIGURE 3.
Remote Info Dialog Box for a New Site Definition
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Transferring
Files
To
transfer files from the local folder (on your desktop computer) to the
remote site (on the University's central Web server), do the following:
- In
the Site panel of the Files palette
(as shown in Figure 4, below), select the folder or file(s) you want
to transfer (upload). For example:
-
To transfer the entire site, select (click) the top-level folder.
You may want to make this selection the first time you publish the
site. Once the site is published you'll probably want to transfer
only files that you add or modify.
-
To transfer a single file, select (click) the desired file.
-
To transfer several files, hold down the CTRL key and click each file
to be transferred.
FIGURE 4. Site Window
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-
Click the Put File(s) button (a blue upward pointing arrow) —
or choose Put from the Site menu.
-
When the "Enter Password" dialog box appears, enter the password for
your campus account and click OK.
-
A question appropriate to your transfer selection — file(s), folder(s),
or the entire site — will appear in a dialog box. For example:
-
If you choose to transfer the entire site, the question will be "Are
you sure you wish to put the entire site?" Click OK to continue
with the transfer; click Cancel to cancel the procedure.
-
If you choose to transfer one or more files, the question will be
"Include independent files?" Make your selection — Yes, No,
or Cancel. You can also choose not to see this question in
the future by clicking the box next to "Don't ask me again".
Other
File Management Features
In
addition to uploading files (put) to the campus web server, you can also
download (get) files from the site. Click the Connects to remote host
button to
display the remote site. Then select (highlight) the desired file(s) and
click the Get File(s) button (a green downward-pointing arrow)
— or choose Get from the Site menu.
Deleting
files from your site — either local or remote — is simply
a matter of selecting (clicking) the desired file(s) and taping the Delete
key.
To
update the file listing, click the Refresh button .
In
short, you can use the Dreamweaver Site window in much the same way as
you can use any FTP (file transfer protocol) software. For additional
information about the Site window click the Displays help for this
window button (a question mark in a gray circle).
The
Web Address of the Published Site
If
your main Web page file is called index.html your Web page address is:
http://www.csun.edu/~account
where
account is the campus account where the file is located. Make sure
to include the tilde (~) character.
The Web page address for any page other than index.html is of the format:
http://www.csun.edu/~account/filename
where
account
is your account number (e.g., xyz12345 or hcxyz123) and
filename is the name of your Web page file (homepage.html, for
example). Again, make sure to include the tilde (~) character.
Questions?
If
have questions about these procedures, please contact the University Help
Desk at (818) 677-1400 or via email to helpdesk@csun.edu.
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