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All web content should be uploaded to the ~/home/enetrics/www/enetrics.com/ directory. Remember, ~/www/ is just a shortcut (symbolic link) to ~/usr/local/etc/httpd/ which means ~/home/enetrics/www/enetrics.com/ is the same as ~/usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/. You can get to your htdocs directory through either route.

From an SSH or Telnet prompt, type:

% cd ~/home/enetrics/www/enetrics.com/

or:

% cd ~/usr/local/etc/httpd/htdocs/

You may organize your web files into different directories created under the /htdocs/ directory through the UNIX mkdir command. For example, if you wanted to store all of the product information on your web site under one directory, you would go to the htdocs directory and create a directory called products.

% cd ~/home/enetrics/www/enetrics.com/
% mkdir products

If you are subhosting (i.e. you have multiple users and/or multiple web sites), you will want to create user accounts before you upload any content. These user accounts (which are really nothing more than user directories) should be created under the ~/www/vhost/ directory. For more information, see Step 10.

Most Common MethodsConsole Command-Line FTP Example
  1. From the Windows taskbar, select Start and then Run end then enter the name of your FTP client.
  2. When prompted, enter your hostname and press the Enter key.
  3. Type the following commands (followed by the Enter key after each line):

    cd /home/enetrics/www/enetrics.com
    ascii
    lcd c:\upload
    put index.php
    bin
    put logo.gif
    quit

Your selected filenames follow the put command. Additional information is located in Chapter 2 of this Handbook.

FTP Program Example
Open FTP program and type the following information:
  1. Server ID
  • Username and password
  • Binary or Auto
  1. Double click www in right window (and usr/local/etc/httpd appears).
  2. Double click htdocs.
  3. Drag-and-drop files between your local computer and your Virtual Server.

iManager Example

  1. Open iManager
  2. Enter your login name and password
  3. Select File Manager
  4. Select usr/local/etc/httpd/
  5. Press the Upload File button
  6. Select Browse
  7. Select the file from local machine that you want to upload
  8. Press the Upload File button
Alternate Method
Windows File Sharing is a very nice interface for maintaining your web site. After you map your Virtual Server's home directory (Windows 95/98 or NT desktop) over the Internet, you simply drag and drop files to your Virtual Server. This feature also allows you delete, copy, and move files on your Virtual Server as if it were a local drive.

Windows File Sharing Example

  1. Right click on Network Neighborhood
  2. Select Properties
  3. Select File and Printer Sharing
  4. Click OK

Note: Avoid any file names with spaces in them, as these cause problems in UNIX. Use the underscore character ("_") in place of spaces.

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