Step 1 – Download the Software Program FileZilla

FileZilla is a client application for both Windows and Macintosh computers that allows you to transfer your files from your home computer to the public_html folder on the Computer Science (CS) server. You can download the application free from the Software page located in the Resources folder of the course website. Once you have downloaded and installed the application, the FileZilla icon will look like this:

Mac Users:

1. Click the Apple logo in the top left of the Desktop, go to your System Preferences and to the Security & Privacy settings.
2. When the Security window pops up, make sure the "General" tab is selected, and click the lock symbol in the bottom left corner to unlock it.
3. It will prompt you for your system password, which you should enter.
4. Under "Allow applications downloaded from:", select "Anywhere" instead of "Mac App Store". This should correct the issue.

Step 2 – Log on to the CS Server using FileZilla

When you double click on the FileZilla icon (shown above), the following screen will appear:

• Host: london.cs.uri.edu
  
• Username: your username from the discussion board, such as S13_SX_XXX, where SX is your section and XXX is a unique number assigned to you)
  
• Password: Your URI ID number (100...)
  
• Port: 22

Step 3 – Navigate to your "csc101" folder Located on your Desktop

With the Desktop selected in the "Local site:" (top left box), navigate to your csc101 folder that has your html file and jpeg image(bottom left box) as shown in the image below.

Step 4 – Navigate to your Web Site Directory on the CS Server

In order for the public to see your website, you need to put the files in your "public_html" folder. Do the following steps:

1. Double click your public_html folder. In the box below, you will see the contents of the folder, which indicates it is empty, as shown in the following image:
   


2. Drag your csc101 folder from the bottom left box to the public_html folder in the bottom right box.
   


3. After the file has been copied to the server (or "uploaded"), you will see that the csc101 folder is in your public_html folder.

1. Open a new Internet browser tab in Firefox
2. Type in the URL, just like you would www.google.com. The URL will be: http://students.cs.uri.edu/~USERNAME/FolderName/HtmlFileName
   
   
   • USERNAME = Your discussion board username (S13_SXX_XXX)
   • FolderName = the name of the folder you put into your public_html (ex. csc101)
   • HtmlFileName= the name of the HTML file (ex. topic.html)
   
   
   An example of the URL would be http://students.cs.uri.edu/~S13_S200_999/csc101/topic.html


Important: The spelling of your folder name and HTML file name must match EXACTLY. If your folder is called Csc101 then your URL will be http://students.cs.uri.edu/~S13_S200_999/Csc101/topic.html.
If your file name is called ToPiC.HtMl then your URL will be http://students.cs.uri.edu/~S13_S200_999/csc101/ToPiC.HtMl

3. Once you type the URL, hit enter. You should see your webpage:
   
   
   
4. The URL is what you will provide your instructor for grading.

Common Errors and Mistakes

• The spelling of your folder name AND HTML file have to macth EXACTLY. If the folder is called CSC101, then it has to be CSC101 in the URL. If the file name is ToPiCs.HtMl, then it has to be spelt that way in the URL.


• Make sure you put the tilda(~) before your username


• Your username contains underscores ( _ ), not dashes (-).


• Make sure you out the csc101 folder INSIDE your public_html folder


• If you URL looks like file:///C:/Users/Katie/Desktop/csc101/topic.html , this is incorrect! It will appear fine on your computer, but it will not work on anyone elses computer.