1. Instructions For Uploading Your Web Pages using FTP

[PT_Richard]

Supported Files:

Note: this is not the same proceedure for Hosted domain customers ! (update soon)

We support php and perl scripts, ssi that can be placed anywhere below the html sub dir.
".htaccess" for Auth Overrides only, see http://forum.people.net.au/showthread.php?t=4940 !

First:

Nominate a email account to be associated as your website account in the members area:

1. Login into Peoplenet:
http://www.peopletelecom.com.au/

Then:

Once you have created the web pages you wish to appear on your free People Telecom web space, you need to upload them from your computer to the People Telecom webserver.

To do this, you use a protocol called File Transfer Protocol, or FTP. There are a variety of FTP programs available for you to use. You can also use your web browser to connect via FTP.

Some useful programs you may like to use if you decide not to use your Windows browser are:

http://www.cuteftp.com/
http://www.coreftp.com/
http://www.ghisler.com/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla
http://fetchsoftworks.com/
http://www.interarchy.com/cgi-perl/main.cgi
http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_FTP/

To Use Internet Explorer To Upload Your Files (FTP):

First enter the location/address as:

ftp://username@ftp.people.net.au

Where ‘username’ is the unique People username part of the email account that you have set up
and nominated to be the website / ftp username in the members area.
ie See First Step above !

A login window will appear that will ask you to type in your username and password.

Type in your People Telecom username (without @people.net.au, Not your ADSL #) and password.

############################################
## You must create a directory called "html" and place files within ##
## You must create a directory called "html" and place files within ##
############################################

The easiest way to create the html sub directory via Internet Explorer is to create a directory on your desktop called ‘html’, put your web page files in it and then drag the folder across to the Internet Explorer ftp window.

You must ensure that your web pages get uploaded to the html directory.

Please note: capitalization is important! A directory called Html is different to a directory called html. You should use lowercase for all directories and file names.

Your main webpage, or homepage (the page you want people to see first), should be called

index.html.

To View Your Web Page:

Type the following URL in to the browser window:

http://home.people.net.au/~username

Where ‘username’ is the unique People Telecom username of the email account that you have set up
and nominated to be the website username in the members area.


Note: The '~' character must precede the username.

FTP client profile would look like:

Site Label: My SwifTel Webite
HostName: ftp.people.net.au
Port: 21
Protocol: ftp
User name: username (Not your ADSL#, see above)
Password: password
Local Directory: C:/web (where the files are on your computer)
Remote Directory: /html

Hints:

1. You can login but not retrieve a Directory listing:
**IE issue options>advanced>Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL modem
compatability)

2. Absolute Path to webspace /swiftdsl/10-DIGIT-ADSL#/EMAIL-WEBUSER/html/

3. URL http://home.people.net.au/~EMAIL-WEBUSER/

4. Don't mess with the chmod of the files, they should be correct when uploaded.

5. We support php and perl scripts, ssi that can be placed anywhere below the html sub dir.

6. Deleting, remove all files from directorys (e.g .DOT files), use a ftp client like CuteFTP or from the list above !

7. http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html and http://cr.yp.to/ftp.html

Hi everyone,
I am a total newbie ummm I hate to admit it but I dont understand about setting up my web site.

In the op here dsl-eng says to nominate email account and gives 2 lines of instructions:-
1 yep no problem I have associated my email with website account
2 ?
I am sorry - I must be reading this all wrong but I just dont get it
Can anyone please explain (in the words of that immortal red head)

BtM

[DoDgeR]

Number 2 only gives details of how to set up your web page.... nothing to set up in there.

Ok if you have done step one and assuming you did it to "bthemtn"
the web site http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~bthemtn/
awaits your input.
if you were to browse there now you'd get nothing because you havent created a page and saved it to swiftels server.
So on the assumption that you have a web page ready on your home pc you can ftp (transfer) the page to your site by following the instructions.

I think you may have misunderstood the intention of the 2 points.
The second link contains extra information on uploading your pages. you do not need to follow all the instructions listed as they refer to multiple ways of doing the same thing.

Lets say you dont have an ftp program (a nice gui that is).
just use the internet explorer method for now.

thanks Kal,

so the next thing is to upload some stuff. As a practice starter i have created a document in Word and saved it as a html type.
So I should rename this as index.html and save to a new folder on my desktop and then xfer to my site via the ftp://... using IE ?

BtM

word!! aaargh!!!!!
Be careful using word as it inserts information into the html headers you may not realise is there. eg Author, Company, versions etc..
Besides it blows.
anyway you have yourself a happy little index.html file just waiting to be uploaded.
The second step.
using the IE instructions from the link in step 2. (this is just under the urls to gui ftp programs)
again assuming you've linked username bthemtn, cut and paste this into IE:
ftp://bthemtn@members.swiftdsl.com.au
follow the instructions from there and you cant go wrong.

Couple of points...

Don't use Word to generate HTML.
It produces very bad HTML that often breaks in browsers...

Secondly go grab a real FTP client... IE is hopeless for anything like this.

Two FREE (OpenSource programs) you can use to do this are:[list=1][*]FileZilla - FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client[*]NVU - Excellent HTML editor similar to Dreamweaver or Frontpage.. Works with Windows or Linux![/list=1]
You'll have less problems.. and much better results!

Happy authoring!

Cheers,

Matt.

Can some one please help me. I have uploaded to my webspace, now I am trying to view my webpage but the page cannot be found.

the email name for my webspace is tosca. So this is what the addy, right?

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~tosca/index1.html

Any ideas?

The obvious question is:can you see it if you FTP to the site?

Second, do you have it underneath the html folder (which you need to create)?

Third, the file is called index1.html right?

I use FTP commander to upload.
I uploaded the index1.html file which I created.
Just checked and yes the index1.html is the correct name and all in lower case.

I also have this index1.html uploaded to two other webspaces I have, and it works fine on them. I was just wanting to transfer everything to swiftel, and I haven't a clue as to why I can't view the webpage on the my swiftel webspace.

[xenon]

Second, do you have it underneath the html folder (which you need to create)?

Have you created the 'html' folder?

Originally posted by xenon
Have you created the 'html' folder?

No, I didn't create a folder for it. But I just did (also changed it to index (not index1) and it works! Thank you very much for asking that again. I never had to do that with my other two sites, wonder why? Well anyway, problem solved. I thank you, and Kal both.

Beath, i just tried your URL and deleted the index1.html bit...

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~tosca/

and it works...

I did get it working

Can anyone tell me a good free program that i can make web pages with?

Cheers

Oli

Notepad or Vi?

NVU, or a CMS like mambo.
have both. use vi

Originally posted by olirox
Can anyone tell me a good free program that i can make web pages with?

Cheers

Oli

read my previous post in this thread (up a few posts)..

I mention NVU which is an excellent and FREE HTML editor for Windows or Linux.

Cheers,

Matt.

Hi
Just a basic suggestion. Why not post the last half of this first post in the thread in the ftp section of user facilities.

It would make my life easier, rather than having to hunt for it every six months or so.

And it would make the lives of those who just want to ftp but don't know about the forum.

*And on that note.*

Why not put a link or a not at the bottom of each page that mentions the forum as a place to go for help!

Simon

I've put the tutorial up here.

[anne]

Originally Posted by mbottrell

I've put the tutorial up here.

since the website change, the tutorial is now here

[voicebox]

Hi Guys. I have successfully installed phpBB2 and am now trying to install EasyMod and it is asking me for the following information [my guess is in brackets]

FTP path to phpBB2: [home.swiftdsl.com.au/~{the email account I nominated to be associated to my website account}/phpBB2]
FTP Username: [username as created for website account]
FTP Password: [password ....]
FTP Server: [localhost or ftp.swiftdsl.com.au]

[I've tried just about every permutation that I could think of but have had no luck!]

Isn't this information the same as that required to upload pages using an FTP client such as WS_FTP? Or is something different required here?

Grateful for any tips. Thanks.

Don't use FTP in easymod, just chmod all files 777 and use the direct option. If using FTP, it should be:

FTP path to phpBB2: /html/phpBB2
FTP Username: [username as created for website account]
FTP Password: <your password>
FTP Server: members.swiftdsl.com.au

[PT_Ryan]

Are you still experiencing issues voicebox?


Regards,
Ryan.

[voicebox]

Yeah - still not working for me. I'll try again this afternoon. Any other suggestions? Cheers

[voicebox]

Thanks - I've got it working now. Actually, the problem may have been that I had my FTP client running at the same time. Anyway, I selected the "Don't have access to FTP" option and then it told me that there was an automated option to select - which did the business! Now a very happy chappy. Thanks for your posts. TwoBob

[voicebox]

For those that are having the same problems, I found that by changing the CHOM of my phpBB files to 777, I was presented with a screen that said "Automation Technique detected!" in Step 2 of the EasyMod //install.php program (after selecting 'Don't have access to FTP' in Step 1). I selected the Automatic mode, and away it went!

My only concern is that ALL my phps have now been given a 777 CHOM/access. Does this pose any security risk? Are there any phps that I should change back to 740 post-install? Cheers, . . . . . voicebox

Hi, does anyone have any instructions for creating a webpage for someone who knows nothing about it.
Have no idea where to start. How do you create a webpage? I kind of get how to upload it.
thanks,
kjc

[pistonie]

Originally Posted by rockdj24

Hi, does anyone have any instructions for creating a webpage for someone who knows nothing about it.
Have no idea where to start. How do you create a webpage? I kind of get how to upload it.
thanks,
kjc

do a google search on "how to make a website"

or if ur too lazy
all u need is:
a HTML editor.. like frontpage, clairs homepage etc.. (i suggest claris homepage for beginners)

then install, open and start making.. when u run into a problem, then google ur answer

Hi,

I also have a problem. What I originally wanted to do was to be able to host a site just for images, so I could show the images in a forum (but I needed a site to show the images from).
After following many steps on this page I'm still a bit lost; here's my page:
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~joshmarks/
However, the file: shot0000.tga is an image.
Is there a program (FOR MAC) that allows creating HTML pages? So I can put my images onto it?

Thanks.

[PT_Ryan]

The image is already linkable.

http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~joshmarks/shot0000.tga

If you want to hide that directory structure from public view, just put a blank index.htm file there.


Regards,
Ryan.

[voicebox]

Hi Guys. I chmod ALL my php files to 777 as recommended by Somerobot:

Originally Posted by Somerobot

Don't use FTP in easymod, just chmod all files 777 and use the direct option. If using FTP, it should be:

FTP path to phpBB2: /html/phpBB2
FTP Username: [username as created for website account]
FTP Password: <your password>
FTP Server: members.swiftdsl.com.au

My only concern is from a security perspective. Because they are 777, doesn't his mean that there is global write permission and that ANYONE can play with my files?

I'd be grateful for a little reassurance here. Have I created a security issue by leaving all my php files at 777? Are there some I should change back? If so, which ones and to what settings?

Sysadmin said to do 777, and I just passed it on. Try 644.

[voicebox]

Thanks Guys - I now know how to see what services are provided (although I'm not sure that I understand all the terms quite yet!). Also, have you heard about PSPad as an editor. Any good? Thanks again.

[Colin Sutton]

Originally Posted by Swiftstorm

Hi,

Is there a program (FOR MAC) that allows creating HTML pages? So I can put my images onto it?

Thanks.

iphoto is preloaded with Mac OS X 10.
In iphoto, File -> export has three options. One of them is web page.

TACO html editor is not bad, downloadable via pipe from
http://mac.tucows.pacific.net.au/

Regards,
Colin

[voicebox]

Believe it or not, but everything on my phpBB2 forum has been going along swimingly! However, I received the following message when I tried to install a simple MOD today:

Function Trace: main[1]->modio_prep[1]

FTP ERROR: could not connect to localhost

Is there any problem with the Swiftel servers? Anyone else know what the problem might be? I've put in the correct FTP details - so I don't think its that!? Cheers

[voicebox]

a polite bump ....

[PT_Richard]

Hi,

You cannot FTP to localhost from scripts on the server due to security policys.

If that is what you are trying to do.

Richard

[voicebox]

Sorry DSL_ENG, not entirely sure what you mean.....

Originally Posted by DSL_ENG

Hi,

You cannot FTP to localhost from scripts on the server due to security policys.

If that is what you are trying to do.

Richard

Does this mean that I don't have FTP access (via easyMOD) to my phpBB files on the swiftdsl server - 'cause it seems like I can upload/download to my webspace using my FTP client?

Also, I have tried using the following settings, but have had little luck and get the message "FTP ERROR: connection to localhost failed". My settings were:
FTP path to phpBB2: /html/phpBB2
FTP Username: [mywebspace]*
FTP Password: [password]*
FTP Server: localhost [and I've tried members.swiftdsl.com.au too]
PHP FTP extension: Yes (correct?)
Use cache: No (correct?)
and all files have been CHMOD'd to 777.
* I know these are correct as they give me access to the server when using my FTP-client (ie WS_FTP or SmartFTP).

Might my issues be related to my ZA Firewall? ie should 202.154.92.226 be a trusted zone?

Thanks for your time. (PS Perhaps this should be moved to the phpBB thread so all queries re phpBB are answered there?)

Originally Posted by Colin Sutton

iphoto is preloaded with Mac OS X 10.
In iphoto, File -> export has three options. One of them is web page.

TACO html editor is not bad, downloadable via pipe from
http://mac.tucows.pacific.net.au/

Regards,
Colin

iPhoto is good only if you want to put pictures on the web. A better option is to use Freeway (www.softpress.com, from US$89). With Freeway you can build very good looking pages without knowing anything about HTML code. Lots of templates and other extras available and an helpful mailing list.

I would like to put more than one web site on the server but at the moment I don't know how.
My main web site lives in the "html" folder and the first page is named "index.html". I have no problems with this one and the related pages.
Now, I would like to display a second unrelated web site and I thought that the only thing I needed to do was to put it in the same "html" folder and access it through http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~usernam..._web_site.html. However, this does not seem to work.
Ideas, anyone?

[xenon]

You could create another folder within 'html', 'fred' for example, and link to it by the following:
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~username/fred/index.html (or second_web_site.html)

Thanks, Xenon, that worked.

[xenon]

Glad to help.

You know that if your main file is index.html, you can link to it with:
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~username/fred/ , without specifying the html filename.

Hello, I followed the instructions in the "how to" page, I cut and pasted the Index.html folder to my page and the contents of this folder "webpage" was now showing, but I could not save it, and nothing else helped? Is publisher documents appropriate for this web site and what else can I be doing wrong.
Regards

[PT_Richard]

Hi,

"
My main web site lives in the "html" folder and the first page is named "index.html".
"

Richard

I give up on the Netscape way and uploaded it with cuteftp. now when I go to web page it it says: Parent directory
Index.html.pub

Any Ideas peoples???????

[PT_Richard]

Hi,

email adslsupport@swiftel.com.au

EDIT:

actually I don't think we can help you, no idea how you are doing that !.

9.4M Index.html.pub

Looks like your uploading a publisher project ?

Regards,

Richard

Yes you are correct, That was the problem

Thnx heaps