Assignment 2_4: Publishing
Due Thursday, 12.07
You'll be publishing your website on the uicdesign.com server. In addition to that I invite you to purchase your own domain name and hosting service so that you can publish your site under a name of your choice as well as using email accounts etc. It's an optional effort for extra credit.
Domain name registration and hosting service are affordable nowadays but not free, of course. Domain name registration start for around $10 a year and basic hosting services at around $4-5 per month. For hosting service you often need to pay a year in advance so initial costs for domain and hosting may be around $50-70.
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Publishing on the UIC server
In order to get access to the UIC hosting server you need and FTP tool. I recommend Transmit if you have a mac. It's free to use for a week: https://panic.com/transmit
There are other, "free forever" FTP tools around but I haven't tested any lately. The all basically work the same way. If you're on PC or want a free mac FTP tool try Cyberduck: https://cyberduck.io
Below are the login credentials you need to connect to the server using the FTP tool:
server name: www.uicdesign.comuser name: portfolios@uicdesign.com
password: PortfoliosF17!
The next step is to upload your site folder to the given directory. When you have the FTP tool open, make a new connection and type in the login credentials. Then a window appears showing the directory. Most FTP tools work with drag and drop.
I created a directory/folder on the UIC server called "portfolios" (which is what you see once connected). If your site folder is named "my-name" the the URL for your site will be http://www.uicdesign.com/portfolios/my-name.
Your home page will automatically be displayed IF you named it "index.html". If you haven't done this please rename it before you upload the site folder. Use the Dreamweaver "File" window if you rename files. All links affected will be updated automatically that way.
Other page example: If you have a page called "portfolio.html" the direct URL to that page will be http://www.uicdesign.com/portfolios/my-name/portfolio.html.