CTEC1731/2010F  Lab #3

How To Upload Your Site To technology.niagarac.on.ca
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Last Modified:
Mon Aug 30 14:57:10 EDT 2010


	NOTE:  If you are working under Solaris in L-5, you can simply
	       copy your HTML, CSS, and image files to your ~/public_html
	       directory; and your Perl/CGI scripts to your ~/public_cgi
	       directory.  Then you can use UNIX commands in those directories
	       to edit and/or modify your files.  You do not have to use
	       FTP or SSH (except to check the error_log on technology.)



1.  Get your site working with Apache (with Perl and CGI) on any computer.


2.  Upload your site using FTP; for example, from a command prompt:

	NOTE:  # denotes a comment -- do not type them in!

    # start in your htdocs directory...

    ftp technology.niagarac.on.ca	# from anywhere

	OR

    ftp 192.197.62.35			# from anywhere (IP)

	OR

    ftp enterprise			# if you are in L-5 (LAN connection,
					#  VERY FAST!)

	OR

    ftp 192.168.90.17			# if you are in L-5 (IP for LAN)

    # use your username and password from L-5 to log in

    cd public_html	# this is your web directory on technology

    asc			# switch to ASCII mode (for text files)

    mput *.html		# upload all files ending in .html

    mput *.css		# upload all files ending in .css

    bin			# switch to binary mode

    mput *.jpg		# upload JPEG images (if necessary)

    mput *.gif		# upload GIF images (if necessary)

	NOTE:  if you have subdirectories in your web site, you can use
		mkdir to create a new directory on technology, cd to change
		to it, cd .. to go back to public_html, lcd to change to
		it on your local computer, and lcd .. to change back to your
		htdocs directory.

    cd ~/cgi-bin	# change to your CGI directory on technology

    lcd ../cgi-bin	# change to your CGI directory on your local computer

    asc			# back to ASCII mode

    mput *.cgi		# do this if your CGI scripts end in .cgi

    mput *.pl		# do this if your CGI scripts end in .pl

    qui			# quit FTP


    Note:  You can also use a graphical FTP client like WS_FTP or 
           a graphical SSH client, like WinSCP.  Both can be downloaded
           from the course web site.



3.  SSH to technology.niagarac.on.ca and log in using your username and
    password.  Use an SSH client like PuTTY or TeraTermPro.  (Telnet access
    has been disabled.)  SSH clients are available at:

	http://technology.niagarac.on.ca/courses/ctec1906/ssh/

		OR

	http://192.168.90.17/courses/ctec1906/ssh/	# from L-5 only


    If you are in L-5, you can run

	ssh enterprise

	OR

	ssh 192.168.90.17

    from a Solaris Terminal window.  From Windows under SunPCi, use the
    IP address.

    SSH servers are listening on both ports 22 (the default) and 443.  Port
    22 is firewalled inside the College (unless you are in L-5.)
	

4.  cd public_html

    Edit the HTML files that contain forms to change the form actions.

    Text editors that you can use are:

	pico and vi

	NOTE:  Only use vi if you know what you are doing!

    Optionally, you can edit on your local computer and FTP the updated
    files.

    Your CGI directory is /external/cgi-bin/students/______

    where _____ is your home directory name (your first initial plus
    your last name, all lowercase.)

    For example, Joe Blough's CGI directory is:

	/external/cgi-bin/students/jblough

    Your form actions must begin with:

	/cgi-bin/students/______

    For example, if Joe Blough has a form that runs a CGI script
    called process.cgi, the form tag will look like the following
    to work with his L-5 Lab #1 Apache installation:

	<form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/process.cgi">

    On Technology, this form tag must be changed to:

	<form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/students/jblough/process.cgi">


5.  cd ~/cgi-bin

    You need to add execute permission to your CGI scripts:

	chmod +x *.cgi *.pl

    Test your CGI scripts from the command line, just to make sure that
    they are working.


6.  Test out your web site using a browser.  Your URL is:

	http://technology.niagarac.on.ca/students/_/_______/

    where _ is the first letter of your last name (lower case) and
           _______ is your home directory name.

	NOTE:  if you are in L-5, you can use 192.168.90.17 to access
	technology.

    For example, Joe Blough's URL is:

	http://technology.niagarac.on.ca/students/b/jblough/

    Run

	tail /external/apache2/var/logs/error_log

    from your SSH window if you get Apache errors.


7.  When you are satisfied that your site is working, email your URL to
    Mike Boldin -- to ALL FOUR ADDRESSES BELOW -- and your project
    is complete!

	mboldin@niagarac.on.ca
	mboldin@gmail.com
	mike_boldin@yahoo.ca
	mike_boldin@cogeco.ca