http://zappa.tvu.ac.uk/

is your student web-server

 

http://zappa.tvu.ac.uk/~login_name

is your website URL

remember to use /~ (forward slash + tilda) before your login name as in the example above


This is just a place holder for your web site. Replace this page with your own index.html. Your initial page needs to be called index.html. When you enter your URL (web site address) into a browser it is this page that is needed by the browser. Your index.html is a doorway to all the sites and pages you have uploaded to the server.

Upload your content by using the SFTP protocol. Dreamweaver and stand-alone FTP clients such as WSFTP can use this protocol. In both types of program your host server is zappa.tvu.ac.uk use your regular login name and password in the authentication boxes. Make sure you type the word "sites" under where it says Host Directory. Do not use passive FTP. Make sure you check the box that says use secure FTP (SFTP).

In Dreamweaver your Remote Server info should look something like this,

The same details are required if you are using a stand-alone FTP client such as WSFTP