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Web Publishing with Southwest Cyberport

This document explains how to upload your web page files to SWCP's server and what URLs to use to access them. If you need information about authoring HTML, see http://www.swcp.com/swcp/html-links.php for pointers to several useful resources.

  1. Create your web pages and call the main page "index.html" (or "index.htm")
  2. Put your web pages in your public_html directory on our server.
The URL to use to access your page will depend on whether you have a personal/non-profit page or a business web site. If you are setting up a personal web page, your URL will be:

Where "loginname" is replaced with your email username.

If you have a commercial web page, your files will be stored on our business web server and you can use the name "biz.swcp.com" instead of "www.swcp.com". "biz" is our commercial web server and is faster than "www". Also note that if you are using the commercial server, you don't need the "~" in your URL. So, your URL would be:

If you have your own domain name registered with SWCP, you can also use it in your URL, e.g.:

If you have chosen the "virtual server" option, you can use this URL:

Instructions for Uploading HTML Pages

After you've created your web pages, you'll need to upload them to our server using an FTP program. The following sections explain how to do that using various different FTP programs on several different types of systems. Find the section that matches your system and follow those instructions.

In the examples that follow, we use a ficticious user, Fred Farmer, whose username is "fred". When you set this up on your computer, you should substitute your own username for "fred".

Also note that before you connect with your FTP program, you need to establish a PPP connection with SWCP. Some systems are set up to automatically set up the PPP connectin when you run the FTP program, but some others will require you to dial in with another program before starting FTP (e.g. Dialup Networking on Win95 or Trumpet on Win3.1).

One final note: When you access a URL which does not end in a filename, the server will automatically look for a file called "index.html" or "index.htm" and return that to the browser if it is found. This shorthand lets you use a URL such as http://www.swcp.com/~fred/ instead of having to spell out the whole thing as http://www.swcp.com/~fred/index.htm . That is why we recommend that you use "index.html" or "index.htm" as the name for your main page.

We have instructions for the these systems:

Uploading with WS_FTP on Microsoft Windows

Fred opened his WS_FTP program and filled in the following information:

He saved this and clicked OK. In the remote systems window he a saw ".." and in the local system he saw the files on his computer. On the remote system side he clicked "MKDIR" (make directory) and entered "public_html" then OK. Now in the remote system side he saw:

Fred clicked on the public_html to move into that directory. He then found his web page in the local systems box and clicked on it. (If the file is named index.htm you can use the rename button to rename the file index.html) Fred then used the arrow going from local to remote systems (->) to copy the file to the SWCP computer. Fred's web page is now in place. He can look at it using netscape or any web browser at the URL:

http://www.swcp.com/~fred/

Fred has now created a second page and would like to add it to his public_html directory. To save a couple of steps in the future he creates a new session profile in ws_ftp :

He then saved this and clicked OK. Now, in the remote systems window he saw index.html He followed the above procedure and transferred a file called page2.htm. This page is now visible at:

http://www.swcp.com/~fred/page2.htm

To do any modifying or adding any pages Fred just opens the ws_ftp with his SWCP-HTML profile and clicks OK then away he goes.

Uploading with QFTP from Quarterdeck InternetSuite on Microsoft Windows

Fred is using the QuarterDeck Internet Suite, so he will use the QFTP program to transfer the files from his machine to ours.

Fred opens QFTP and fills out the Open COnnection to FTP Service window:

After a few seconds, Fred sees a directory listing on the left hand side of QFTP and and a link to the Parent Directory with a few files beneath it on the right.
Under FILE, Fred chooses Create Directory. In the New field, Fred adds public_html to the end of the path. Then clicks OK. The right hand side of the QFTP now shows:

Fred then clicks the File Manager Button in the QFTP.
This opens the file manager on one side of the screen and moves QFTP to the other.
He finds his index.html file in the file manager and drags it to the QFTP side.

On the Send File(s) to Remote Host window Fred clicks OK. (All the info should be set correctly) A status window pops up and when it reaches 100% Fred clicks OK.
He has now uploaded his first html file and can view it using the QuarterDeck Mosaic at the location:

Fred now wants to add a second page. He opens the QFTP and on the Open Connection to FTP Service window he chooses ftp.swcp.com from the menu of hosts. Then he clicks Connect. Fred then clicks on the public_html folder on the right side of the QFTP and follows the same uploading procedure from above.

To view this page, Fred looks at the location:

Uploading with a command-line version of FTP

Fred is running Windows 95 (or Windows NT) and does not have a separate FTP program. He uses the built in FTP that comes standard with `95. To run this program he Clicks on START then RUN. He enters the following in the run field:

A window pops up and prompts him for some info: After seeing the Welcome to Southwest Cyberport message he enters the following commands:

The file is now uploaded to our server and he can view the web page at:

Now Fred wants to upload a second page. He uses the exact same method, only the url for the second page is:

Uploading with Fetch on a Macintosh

Fred uses Fetch on a Macintosh to maintain his web site files. He started by opening his Fetch program and filled in the following information in the New Connection dialog:

He clicked OK. He pulled down the Directories menu and selected Make New Directory. He entered "public_html" for the new directory name, then clicked OK. Now in the Fetch window, there was a public_html folder visible.

Fred double-clicked on public_html to move into that directory. To upload his web files, Fred clicked the Put File button in the Fetch window. This brought up a file selection dialog, from which he selected the file he wanted to upload from his local disk (in this case, "index.html"). After he clicked the Open button, a new dialog popped up which asked him to specify the type of the file. In general, the Format should be set to Text for any textual file (like an HTML file) and Raw Data for binary files (like images). Fred never chooses any format other than Text or Raw Data -- the other Format options are not useful.

Now to access Fred's home page, the address is: http://www.swcp.com/~fred/

If Fred were to upload a second page, page2.html, the address would be: http://www.swcp.com/~fred/page2.html

To save a few steps in the future, Fred decided to create a "shortcut" for his SWCP FTP account. He selected New Shortcut from the Customize menu in Fetch, which brings up the Bookmark Editor. Then he entered the following information:

Now when Fred opens a new connection in Fetch, he can select SWCP HTML from the Shortcuts menu to avoid having to type in the connection information each time.

Uploading with Netscape

NOTE: we don't recommend using Netscape to upload your files. It's possible to do, however it is tedious and frustrating. Netscape FTP has no ability to rename files, create directories, or transfer several files at once. If you're going to be managing your web site on an ongoing basis, we recommend using a dedicated FTP program. Select one of the links below to download recommended FTP programs for Macintosh or Windows, then follow the instructions above for uploading files with the appropriate program:

If you need to upload your files with Netscape, here is how Fred does it:

Fred is running Netscape and uses it for all his uploading and downloading. He opens Netscape while connected and enters the following in the location field:

He enters in the password when prompted to do so. This is the same password used for email.
He then clicks on the public_html folder. Under FILE Fred chooses Upload File and finds his index.html file and clicks OK. The file is now uploaded and can be viewed at: To add any additional pages, Fred follows the same procedure. The other pages are viewed at:
Note: If you don't not have a public_html directory you will need to create one by using any of the above methods or using a telnet program (see your shell account guide details). To learn html (hypertext markup language) you can take a class here at SWCP, read a book on html, or look at the source of other web pages.

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