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The following information pertains to the
www.gmu.edu
and
mason.gmu.edu
servers.
General Uploading Information
The hostname is
mason.gmu.edu
Mason Cluster
account can be obtained at
mason.gmu.edu
, subject to
Account Eligibility
The application should use Secure FTP (SFTP) to connect.
Personal Sites
Once you’ve connected, if you’re uploading files to your personal site, you should see a
public_html
folder. Double-click on it to enter that folder. If you do not see a
public_html
folder, please follow the instructions in the
setup a personal site
knowledge base article.
Note
: In order to upload your files onto your
public_html
folder, you must upload an index.html file to the folder first. Only then will you be able to view your content.
Colleges, Departments, and Student Organizations
Once you’ve connected, you’ll want to switch to the directory that contains the files for your department or organization:
/usr/local/htdocs/your_directory_path
(Replace
your_directory_path
appropriately. For instance, if your site is located at
www.gmu.edu/departments/english
your_directory_path
would be
departments/english
How to Fix Server Upload Permissions
The default setting for newly uploaded files is that they are only readable by the user that uploaded them. This results in a
Forbidden
error when the files are viewed through a web browser. In order to access them, you have to make them world-readable. For more information, see instructions on how to
fix server upload permissions
How to Upload Files
The following knowledge base articles give more specific instructions on how to upload files with the following applications:
FileZilla
PuTTY
Dreamweaver
CyberDuck
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