Web Publishing Instructions

Information you will need:

• You will need your user ID, your password, Host Name, Initial Remote Host Directory and Initial Local Directory.
• Your UserID/password for the Web page hosting service is the same UserID/password you received when you activated your account.
• If you have forgotten your user ID and/or password, go to Student Account Management for help.
• Host Name is students.fccj.edu
• Initial Remote Host Directory is /home/YourUserID/public_html
• Initial Local Directory is where, on your local computer, you will usually keep your Web files prior to uploading.

Steps

Student FTP
SmartFTP for Microsoft Windows

Download, Installation and First Usage

Florida Community College provides Linux-based Web hosting services for actively registered students. An FTP client is needed to transfer files to and from your Web hosting account. SmartFTP is the recommended FTP client for students with Windows — the publisher provides a free educational download which will not expire.

This tutorial will show you how to download, install and use SmartFTP for the first time on a Windows computer. This tutorial assumes basic working knowledge of computers and the Internet.

For help with the process of actually making Web sites and/or Web site content, please contact your instructor or consult your course textbook or online course materials.

Download

First you must obtain the SmartFTP client software from the SmartFTP Web site.

1. Open a Web browser window with Internet Explorer or Firefox.
2. In the Web browser address bar, type the URL: http://www.smartftp.com

3. Select the Download link in the left column (under the FTP Client heading).
4. You are now at the Download.com Web site - Select Download Now.
5. Again, you are now at the Download.com Web site - Select Download Now.
6. Select Open or Run when/if you are prompted.

The download should complete shortly. Note: Download speed is dependent on your Internet connection; dial-up may take several minutes.

Installation

Installation should begin automatically if Open or Run was selected during download. If not, locate the downloaded SmartFTP setup program and double-click it to begin the installation.

1. You will first see the screen below. Select Next to begin installation.

2. Select I accept the terms of the License Agreement and select Next.

3. Select Typical to install the most common program features and select Next.

4. Select Install to begin installation and wait a moment for installation to complete.

5. Once installation is complete you will see the screen below, completing the SmartFTP Setup Wizard. Checkmark the Launch SmartFTP box, and select Finish to complete installation and launch SmartFTP.

First Usage

Download and installation of the SmartFTP software is now complete. After selecting Finish on the previous screen, the SmartFTP software will launch and display a screen similar to the one below.

1. In the Address box at the top, enter students.fccj.edu (this is the URL of the student FTP server).

2. In the Login and Password boxes, enter the same userid and password you use to login to Artemis - Online Student Servicesand other student computing services.

3. From the File menu, select New Local Browser.

4. From the Window menu, select Auto Layout > Local Left Remote Right.

5. Your screen should now appear similar to the one below.

Local files are on the left, FTP server files are on the right. This may be reversed from your setup depending on the order you followed the steps (i.e., local files may be on the right, FTP server files may be on the left, etc.).

In order to be viewable to the public, all Web page documents, files, pictures and directories must be uploaded into the public_html directory on the FCCJ Student FTP server.

6. On the FTP server files side, double-click the public_html directory to open it.

Assuming you have already created some Web page documents, you are now ready to upload your files.

In the Local Browser, navigate to where your Web page files and documents are stored. This is usually your “My Documents” folder. The first file typically uploaded is the index.html file. Check with your instructor or your course materials if you need clarification on what files to upload.

7. Select the index.html file in the Local Browser by clicking it once.

Uploading is a simple drag and drop process. Drag and drop is the process of single click and holding the mouse pointer on a file icon, dragging that icon to a specific location, and then releasing the mouse button (dropping) and releasing the icon into a location.

8. To upload your index.html file, simply drag and drop your index.html file from the Local Browser into the public_html directory on the FTP server files side.

Now that a file is uploaded, you should be able to view your student Web site.

9. Open a Web browser and type in the following URL: http://students.fccj.edu/~userid/

Replace userid with your userid you used to login (again, same userid used in Artemis - Online Student Services and other student computing services).

For questions, comments or concerns about this tutorial please contact the Learner Support Center - Technical Helpdesk via phone at 904.632.3151 or e-mail helpdesk@fccj.edu.

For help with the process of actually making Web sites and/or Web site content, please contact your instructor or consult your course textbook and/or materials.

FCCJ Technical Helpdesk
Learner Support Center
Voice: 904.632.3151, Fax: 904.633.5950
Toll-Free: 1.877.633.6333
helpdesk@fccj.edu

Suggestions/Recommendations:

• The first page your users see is usually called the home page or splash page. This page must be named in all lowercase letters as index.html or index.htm in order for it to automatically come up when your user enters your URL address. If you name this page some other name, you will need to have your user physically type the file name as part of the URL address.
• All files that you upload to the Web can be almost any number of characters long but cannot contain any spaces. Suggested: 14.4 (14 characters to the left of the dot)
• Graphic or image files referenced in your Web pages must also be uploaded to your Web server when you upload the html file. If you forget, your page will show a missing file marker.
• Most graphic or image files are .gif or .jpg files. If you are not familiar with where to obtain or how to create these types of file, you should enroll in a class or find someone to help you.
• All file names are case sensitive. If you name a file Lookinggood.html that is the way it must be referenced, with the capital L. If you name a file CaseStudy.html, then you must reference it with the capital C and capital S. A good rule of thumb — make your files names all lowercase.