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4. If public_html, check/set file/directory permissions to make world-readable (see [[WWW]]] publishing for more details)
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4. If public_html, check/set file/directory permissions to make world-readable (see [[WWW]] publishing for more details)

Revision as of 13:52, 19 December 2006

How to transfer files to/from mi-linux

FTP or SFTP

From within the university (any campus based computer) is it possible to make an FTP connection to mi-linux using FTP client software, however from the rest of the Internet, Secure FTP (SFTP) connections are required. It should be noted that secure FTP connections should always be used over non-secure FTP connections, as SFTP encrypts communication between client and server.

(S)FTP Client Software

On Microsoft operating systems

Whilst Microsoft has built in support for FTP connections, it does not natively support SFTP communication. Amongst the many FTP client softwares available for MS, FileZilla is a useful (S)FTP client that is freely available.

On Linux operating systems

Support for secure and non-secure file transfer (S/FTP) is usually built in.

HOW TO

1. Connect to mi-linux.wlv.ac.uk using your SFTP client

2. Drag and drop (if GUI) your files/directories

3. Make sure to drag them to the public_html folder if you want them to be WWW served

4. If public_html, check/set file/directory permissions to make world-readable (see WWW publishing for more details)