Creating a FolderDirectory for Your Webpage files

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Creating a Folder/Directory for Your Webpage
files folders on frank (MTSUs Server)
Step 1

• If you already have a webpage setup on frank,
  then omit Step 1 proceed to Step 2.

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You will be using the WinSCP program to create a
"public_html" folder that will contain all of
your webpage files
Using WinSCP (Secure File Transfer)
1st you will download the WinSCP installation
file to your flash drive then install it
there. 2nd, you will open the WinSCP program to
configure it so you can login to your "frank"
account (details on next slide).
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Configuring WinSCP

• Start WinSCP  the dialog box will appear.

frank will be on right
Your computer is on left
We will configure the program so you can login to
your frank account We will fill-in the blanks
on the next slide
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• Configures WinSCP so you can login to your
  frank account

Type in
frank.mtsu.edu
(1) frank.mtsu.edu
(2) Login Name You must use your Webmail /frank
password which maybe different from your Pipeline
MT password
login name
leave blank
leave blank
When you are installing WinSCP on your flash
drive fill-in the password Click Save
Click (2) Save(Saves your login settings)
Click (3) LoginThis will connect to your
account
Do not save your password on any computer you are
using at MTSU !!!
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• You are logged into your frank account

To create the public_html folder
Click Here
Click on the right side of the screen
Press F7 or Click the Create Directory Icon
below
Type public_html in the New folder name blank
Click OK
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public_html is setup

• You just finished setting up your webpage folder
  (public_html) on your frank account

Later, when you have created your webpage files
you will drag them from the left side drop
them on the public_html folder.
Link to Step 2
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Webpage Building

• In STEP 1 Setup public_html on frank
• (just completed this step)
• In STEP 2 In WORD create index.htm (your
  homepage)
• In STEP 3 Use WinSCP to transfer index.htm
  to public_html folder on frank