I. Upload your web page files

The first step in the process is to upload your web page files to the public_html folder in your Astro account. Before uploading your files, make sure the filenames do not contain spaces or special characters, such as *, &, and @, as this will cause problems on Unix. Also, remember that Unix is case sensitive. If you use upper case letters in any of the filenames, you will have to reference them using upper case letters.

You can upload files to the public_html folder in your Astro account using various methods:

• For instructions on uploading your files using Adobe Dreamweaver, go to the Uploading your Dreamweaver Files to the Astro Web Server page.
  
  
• For instructions on uploading your files using SSH Secure Shell, see Accessing the Astro or Euler Unix System Using a PC and SSH Secure Shell.
  

Tip: Your main web page file should be named index.html or index.htm. This ensures that the page will load automatically when someone visits your web site.

II. View your web page

You or anyone else can now access your page by typing the following address:

http://astro.temple.edu/~AccessNet-username

For example, if your AccessNet username is tuc5555, you would type:

http://astro.temple.edu/~tuc5555

The tilde character (~) is located on the upper left of the keyboard. When you specify this address, the system will display the file named index.html. If you wish to directly access another web page file in your account, you will have to type the filename, such as:

http://astro.temple.edu/~tuc5555/report.html

III. Troubleshooting

If your web pages do not appear:

1. Log in to your Astro account. You can do this from any of the computer labs on campus.

You can also log in to your Astro account from home using SSH Secure Shell (PC) or Terminal (Mac). For more information, see the following:

• Accessing the Astro or Euler Unix System Using a PC and SSH Secure Shell
  Provides instructions on how obain and use SSH Secure Shell. This program enables you to log in to your Astro or Euler account and to upload and download files.
  
  
• Using Terminal to Connect to a Host from a Macintosh
  Provides instructions on how use a secure telnet program called Terminal, which comes with the Mac OS, to access your Unix account.

2. Type:

ls -lAF ~/public_html

and press Enter. A list of your files and folders appears.

3. If a file called .htaccess appears, rename this file by typing:

mv .htaccess .htaccess.old

and press Enter.

4. Type:

fixwebperms ~/public_html

and press Enter.

If you are still having problems, contact the Computer Services Help Desk at http://tuhelp.temple.edu or 215-204-8000.

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