Before anyone else can read your webpage, your must first copy ("publish") the files from your personal computer (PC) to the University's central computer (called a "server"). Every MUN student is automatically given a personal account on this server, which can be set up as a Web account. To set this up your server account,  you will need to know your username and password: if you don't, find out from the Help Desk in the Harvey Building.

The most efficient way to set up a server account and transfer files is with an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program: I recommend the free WS_FTP Limited Edition  program at http://www.ipswitch.com/downloads/ws_ftp_LE.html  [Composer has a "Publish" option, which in my experience does not work well because it confuses upper- and lower-case letters].

1. Download the executable program file and follow the instructions to install it.

2. Open the FTP program. You will see a two-sided screen, with your PC files on the left and your server files on the right. The procedure now is to access your server account, and set up a folder than can be accessed by the Web.

3. Click on  "Connect". Click on "New": set up a new profile called 4505 [or any other name you choose  to call your profile]. Use Host Name/Address plato.ucs.mun.ca and your correct username and password. If you PC is secure, you can click the box to have WS_FTP remember your password the next time you login.

3. Click the 'Startup' tab, set 'Initial Local Directory' as .www [the "." is important]. This will open up your webpage directory everytime you start the FTP program.

4. Set up a new directory for your web files:
     click the "MkDir" button, type ".www" [the "." is important]

5. Set permissions on files in .www so that other people can read the files, but not write to our account:.
     select the new ".www" directory, right-click to get a list of options
     select "chmod (UNIX)" , set both the "group" and "other" permissions to "read"

6. Once your .www folder is setup, transfer files between your PC and your server account simply by highlighting the file name on the PC side and click the transer arrow [ --> ] situated between the two sides. You can also transfer files from the server to a PC, for example if you want to edit files on a PC other than the one you usualy use.

A useful setup to edit a webpage is to have Netscape Navigator, Netscape Composer, and WS_FTP open simultaneously on your PC. Edit in Composer and transfer the edited files to the server via FTP. Then, reload from Navigator, check your links and images, and see how it looks.

Detailed instructions are also available at  http://www.mun.ca/cc/tsg/www.html