Connecting to the UVIC server

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Connecting to the UVIC server

To upload your HTML files to your UVIC site, open your WS-FTP program to get the following window:

In the left screen, the folders and files on your computer (aka the"local system") are displayed. The right screen will display the folders and files in your space on the UVic computer (aka the " UVic server"). To connect to the UVic server:

Click the "Connect" button to get the following window

To enter a new profile, click the "New" button.
In the "Host Name/Address" field, type in web.uvic.ca (as shown above). The profile name is just a name for you to be able to recognize when choosing a host name from the drop-down menu. It has the same name in the above example.
Leave "Host Type" as "Automatic detect"
Click the "Apply" button to save this host profile for future use.
In the "User ID" field, type in your Netlink ID.
Do not check the "Anonymous" checkbox. The UVic server needs to know your login ID or it will not connect you to your server space.
Enter your Netlink password in the "Password" field.
Do not put a check in the "Save Pwd" checkbox. This may allow anyone who can access this program the ability to access your server space.
Click the "OK" button to connect. The FTP screen will now display the folders and files in your folder on the UVic server. This may appear in the "Remote System" window as follows:

The top window displays the folders in which your Netlink folder or "directory" is contained. In the above example, my personal directory "virvine" is stored in the "93" folder within the "home1" folder. Each Netlink ID is stored in a different folder.
Since my account is relatively new, a "www" folder has been automatically created for me. If you do not have a "www" folder, create one as follows:
- Click the "MkDir" button
- Type in the name of your new directory, which must be "www" (without the quotes). The UVic server will look for files only in a folder named www. If it cannot find it, your pages won't be served.
- Click OK

Please continue to the next section on Setting Preferences in WS-FTP.