Student Web Server
- How do I edit my web site after I create an SWS account?
- How do I upload and download a web page on my Macintosh computer?
- I have a composed web site on my computer, how do I upload it to SWS?
- How do I get help with SWS?
- How do I put sounds on my web site?
- Does SWS support MS Frontpage Extensions?
- What dynamic web content can I utilize?
- Does SWS support any streaming multimedia?
- How do I make my filenames link properly?
- How do I edit my web site after I create an SWS account?
- You may use any web page editor that supports ftp, scp, or sftp. Some editors include: nvu, dreamweaver, designer, and basic text editors (notepad, wordpad, kate, quanta).
- How do I upload and download a web page on my Macintosh computer?
- You can use the Macintosh ftp program Fetch to develop your page. Please, visit the Macintosh ftp Help page for more instructions.
- I have a composed web site on my computer, how do I upload it to SWS?
- Using an ftp client, use sws.mnstate.edu as a hostname, the user portion of your mnstate e-mail address, and your mnstate e-mail password for a password. Once connected, you should be able to drag and drop the files you need to transfer to your web directory.
- How do I get help with SWS?
- You can contact support at support@mnstate.edu.
- How do I put sounds on my web site?
- Simply upload the music file, and make a link to it.
- Does SWS support MS Frontpage Extensions?
- No, we do not support MS Frontpage Extensions. This product is no longer supported by Microsoft.
- What dynamic web content can I utilize?
- The current SWS supports CGI scripts and php.
- Does SWS support any streaming multimedia?
- No, streaming multimedia requries immense amounts of bandwidth, and SWS is not intended for these purposes.
- How do I make my filenames link properly?
- First, check that there are no mispellings in the file that you are linking from, then check you have the casing on the filename correct. All filenames on SWS are case-sensitive.