Getting Started with your Unix Web Site

Getting Started with your Linux Plan Web Site

Using FTP / Fetch to upload files

If you are using FrontPage, you should publish your files from FrontPage (see instructions further down the page). If you are not using FrontPage, and your web publishing software does not have a publishing function, you will need to upload your files with an FTP client. There are various FTP programs availble, and you probably have at least one on your computer right now. But it is easy to download one for free from the Internet. Click these links: Download WS-FTP for Windows 3.x, Download WS-FTP for Windows 95, 98 or NT, Download Fetch for MAC

Uploading Your Site Via FTP/Fetch

1. Log on to the Internet, then start your FTP or Fetch program.
2. Look for a field called Host Address / IP address and enter the IP
address we assigned you. Just use the number, do not place anything before or after it. If your domain name is active on ZyLink, you can enter your domain name (www.yourdomain.xxx)
3. Enter the USERID we assigned you in the "USERID" field, and enter your
PASSWORD in the "PASSWORD" field.
4. Most FTP programs will have a field for "remote directory." If you don't immediately see it, trying clicking around in the program to find it. This is VERY IMPORTANT: You must specify the remote host directory in order to log into your root web directory. The remote directory you must specify is /web . (you must place the "/" in front of the word "web"). If you do not specify the remote directory, you will end up in a user directory, which is a subdirectory. If you are not familiar with RaQ servers, it will not be very obvious where you need to click to upload your web files. So we strongly recommend that you specify the remote directory. If you have an ftp client that doesn't give you that option (like AOL ftp), then you will need to specify the directory location when uploading files. You would do this by placing /web/ in front of the file name.
5. Each FTP client works a little differently, but generally you need to go to the directory on your local computer that contains your web files, highlight the files you want to upload. Then simply press an arrow key or an upload key or something similar to copy the file(s) onto the server's drive. Be sure to use the ASCII mode for text files, and Binary for graphic files. Once your files are transferred, you are finished. You can now look at your Web site with your web browser. (i.e. Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer).
NOTE: If you are using Fetch, remember to select the "RAW DATA"
transfer mode.
Note: To assure that your site comes up when you type in your domain
name please make sure that your main or home page is called index.html. or index.htm. If you are on a premium plan, then index.php or index.php4 will also work if you want your home page to include PHP.

Where to install files
If you specified the /web directory when logging in, you will be in the correct directory and will not need to specify a directory when uploading files.

The path to Perl
#!/usr/bin/perl

The path to Sendmail
/usr/sbin/sendmail

Using Microsoft FrontPage to upload files
1. Log on to the Internet.
2. Click "File/Open FrontPage Web."
3. Open the FrontPage web you wish to publish.
4. From the "file" menu, choose "Publish FrontPage Web."
5. You will be shown a list of possible places to publish your web. You should click the button "more webs." You can then specify the server address we have assigned you. It is easist to simply list your IP number (you don't even have to include the http://) You can also use you web address (www.yourdomain.com). Do NOT, however, use "ftp" in front of your web address for FrontPage publishing as you would with ftp publishing. Pages might get published to the wrong directory.
6. You will probably have to rename your home page or main page. FrontPage normally names the home page as "default.htm." Our Unix servers only read "index.html" or "index.htm" as the home page. So you must rename the home page to index.html. The easiest way to do this is, prior to publishing, to click on the Navigation view in the FrontPage Explorer. Then point the mouse to the home page square, and press the right mouse button. Then click on "rename" item on the pop-up menu.

OPENING YOUR SITE ON OUR SERVER WITH FRONTPAGE.

1. Open a connection to the Internet and start Microsoft FrontPage
Explorer.
2. Click "File/Open FrontPage Web."
3. Once the dialog box opens select "Open an Existing FrontPage Web",
and click "More Webs". In the field asking for "Web server or Disk
Location", enter your domain name or your IP address. (For example:
www.yourdomain.xxx or 208.233.89.89 ). Click "List Webs".
4. Once "Root Web" appears in the second box, highlight it and Click "OK". FrontPage will now load your files into the Explorer.
5. Once your files appear in the Explorer you can begin your work. When
you save your work, it will be automatically saved on our server and
updated instantly .
Note: To assure your site comes up when you type in your domain
name please make sure your main or home page is called index.html. or index.htm

To change your password and perform other site administration

Your site has its own control panel. You can reach it by going to <yourdomainname>/siteadmin/ (Your domain name must be fully functional in order to access your control panel this way. Check your new account e-mail for accessing your control panel prior to domain registration or transfer)

To change file permissions

The CHMOD command exists on newer FTP client programs. Read the documentation for instructions. In most cases, you first highlight the file or directory on the remote server that you want to modify. Once it is highlighted, you then right-click your mouse to get a drop-down menu. Then you select CHMOD. You will normally be doing this only if you are using CGI scripts. Most cgi scripts require a 755 permission.

Other scripting information

On all Linux servers, we have installed a special file in the CGI-BIN directory. It can be accessed by going to http://<your domain name>/cgi-bin/environment.cgi. This will list the various enviroment information for your server, including scripting paths.

PHP

For servers with PHP, there is an additional file in the root web directory titled lookatme.php. If you view this file in your browser, it will list information about the PHP module installed on the server which will be helpful to your PHP scripting.