INSTRUCTIONS: Uploading Web Assignment

You have already created a folder and webpage with the relative path of: 115/index.htm. In the following steps, you will upload it to the server. This web page will serve as a menu for me to grade your assignments for the remainder of the semester.

General rules for prepare your files:

  • It is always important for all files related to your site to be in the same folder. Make sure they are organized in that way.
  • Turn on file extensions by going to “My Computer”. Choose ORGANIZE/Folder and Search Options. Then click View. Then uncheck “Hide Extensions for file types”.
  • There are rules for folder and file names. (1) They are case sensitive, (2) No spaces are allowed.
    I suggest lowercasing all filenames to simplify the process.

Instructions forfirst assignment page:

You will use an FTP program such as Filezilla to upload the necessary files and folder to the server. There are Mac & Windows versions of Filezilla. Alternatively, some people like the Fetch software for Macs

  • Start the FTP program. Then fill in the following fields:
    Host Name: students.cofc.edu
    User Name: your CofC username
    Password: your CofC password
    Port: 22
  • Click Quickconnectbutton to connect to the Student web server.
  • After logging on with Filezilla, the screen will split into 2 panels, with your Local drives on the left and the Remote (Cougars server) on the right.
  • On the right, open up the wwwfolder.
    This is the only way that the public can see your pages.
  • On the left, navigate to your local location of the 115 folder.
  • Then drag-n-dropthe entire 115folder into the www folder on the server.
    Remember that this folder contains your index.htm and the image file(s) associated with it.
  • BE ABSOLUTELY SURE to check your site by going to your web address.
    If it does not work when I try to access it, you will lose 50 points:

For Future Assignments:

In order to submit assignments, be sure that your assignment is linked onto your index.htm page so that I can access and grade it. Then re-uploadindex.htm and the necessary folder/files that contain your new homework.

REMEMBER THIS BASIC RULE:
All NEW or CHANGED files & folders must be uploaded
in order for them to be accessed by people (like me).

Here is a checklist, if you need it:

It’s a good idea to have each homework folder as a subfolder of 115 for the sake of good management.

Log into your account with FTP.

Open the www folder.

Open the 115 folder

  • Dragindex.htm into it (because it has most likely been changed).
  • Drag the specific homework folder into 115 folder. For example, if submitting Chapter 3, you will have a folder called pacificcss

Check your website. YOU MUST DO THIS TO BE CERTAIN!!!

Final troubleshooting, if you need it:

  1. You absolutely must check your URL/web address every time you upload files.
  2. Be sure you’ve uploaded ALL of the files associated with your webpages
  3. File names are case sensitive. The names must match the way you write it in Notepad.
  4. No spaces in file names. It can foul things up. Just don’t do it.
  5. If an image does not display, right click on the image and choose
    “View image information” in Firefox
    or
    “Inspect element” in Chrome
    This will allow you to see the spelling and capitalization of the file name that the server is looking for.
  6. If a page link is broken, don’t just give up. Look carefully at the URL in the address bar to see exactly what path the server is looking for. Likewise, you can read the Not Found message for the same info. It’s not as cryptic as it might seem at first. The illustration below simply says it’s looking for a file called uploading_instructions.docx. Therefore, to solve the problem, I would go to my FTP program and verify that there is a file by that name.

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